# Accident 19870929059499A: Piper PA32260, Anchorage, AK, September 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1595° N, 149.9901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1595&lon=-149.9901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3560W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3560W-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 10 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870929059499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AFTER THE ENGINE  FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC87LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA170), Sep 30, 1987: Piper PA-32-260 (N3560W), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3560W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750727022999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750727022999A), Jul 27, 1975: Piper PA32260 (N3560W), Sunriver, OR, Substantial damage. Un to mntn spd,turned to avoid trees. Wing struck bank,crashed into river. Da 7300FT.mixture rich.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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