# Accident 19871111083359A: Piper PA28R201, Beaver Falls, PA, November 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1987, 14:45 local time
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Airport: Beaver County Airport
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7592° N, 80.3191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7592&lon=-80.3191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8364N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8364N-2010-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 22 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871111083359A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER GOT OUT TO HAND PROP ENGINE WHICH STARTED. LOST HIS BALANCE FELL INTO PROP.

## 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 NYC88LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA056), Nov 11, 1987: Piper PA-28R-201 (N8364N), Beaver Falls, PA, no damage

## Other reports on N8364N (3)

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

- [Incident 19941012038979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941012038979I), Oct 12, 1994: Piper PA28RT201 (N8364N), Beaver Falls, PA, Minor damage. Simulated forced landing from downwind carried out too low brushed tree tops. CFI took over. Went around. Landed.
- [Incident 19870303032879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870303032879I), Mar 3, 1987: Piper PA28RT201 (N8364N), Butler, PA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Damage prevented determination of defective rigging of gear.
- [Incident 19861109078829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861109078829I), Nov 9, 1986: Piper PA28RT201 (N8364N), Pittsburgh, PA. Aircraft allegedly entered tca without a clearance. Encoding altimeter found out of tolerance.

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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