# Accident 19871109063499A: Piper PA28161, St Petersburg, FL, November 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1987, 21:52 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7697° N, 82.6297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7697&lon=-82.6297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82811, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82811-1992-12-04) (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: 126 total, 30 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871109063499A

## Narrative

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

TOUCHED DOWN DOWNWIND ON A UNLIGHTED RUNWAY. BALLOONED OVER A SEAWALL AT END OF RUNWAY AND LANDED IN TAMPA BAY.

## 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 MIA88LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA031), Nov 10, 1987: Piper PA-28-161 (N82811), St. Petersburg, FL, 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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