# Accident 19871107062422A: Piper PA28161, Detroit, MI, November 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1987, 12:41 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4003° N, 83.0010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4003&lon=-83.0010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8253E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8253E-2001-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 518 total, 20 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871107062422A

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOLDING FOR DEPARTURE ON TAXIWAY FOR RUNWAY 33 AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR BY A P51D N6341T.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6341T, Namer P51D: [Accident 19871107062421A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871107062421A)

## 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 CHI88LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA021), Nov 7, 1987: Piper PA-28-161 (N8253E), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8253E (1)

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

- [Accident 19981227033899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981227033899A), Dec 27, 1998: N8253E, Snellville, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot was attenpting to land/depart the acft at whispering pines airpark when it crashed in the back yard of a residence and came to rest in a tree.

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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