# Accident 19871025060459A: Piper J4F, St Paul, PA, October 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: St Paul, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7756° N, 79.1061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Paul, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7756&lon=-79.1061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28205, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J4F (registry code 7100614, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4F
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,080 total, 1,080 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871025060459A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. OVERSHOT LARGE FIELD. STALLED HIT A FENCE. FOULED PLUGS,CRACKED EXHAUST,WORN VALVES CONTRIBUTED.

## 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 NYC88LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA017), Oct 25, 1987: Piper J-4 (N28205), St. Paul, PA, substantial damage

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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