# Incident 19871031071379I: Piper PA32260, Rhinelander, WI, October 31, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1987, 14:35 local time
- Place: Rhinelander, WI
- Airport: Rhinelander-Oneida County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6309° N, 89.4666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RHINELANDER/ONEIDA COUNTY (RHI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6309&lon=-89.4666&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7737J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7737J) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871031071379I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT SELECTED NEAR EMPTY TANK FOR TAKEOFF.

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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