# Accident 19871113064909A: Piper STCPA24, Des Moines, IA, November 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5696° N, 93.7492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5696&lon=-93.7492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6644P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6644P-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA24
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,428 total, 257 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871113064909A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A 3 MILE FINAL. CRASH LANDED ON A GOLF COURSE.

## 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 MKC88LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA017), Nov 13, 1987: Piper PA-24-250 (N6644P), Des Moines, IA, 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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