# Accident 19871009082989A: Piper PA28161, Weston, MA, October 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1987, 20:10 local time
- Place: Weston, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3668° N, 71.3031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3668&lon=-71.3031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8391A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8391A-1991-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 894 total, 426 in this make and model, 410 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871009082989A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. STRUCK POWERLINES AND CRASHED TRYING TO LAND IN A OPEN FIELD.

## 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 NYC88LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA004), Oct 10, 1987: Piper PA-28-161 (N8391A), Weston, MA, destroyed

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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