# Accident 19871114064849A: Piper PA28161, Spartansburg, PA, November 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1987, 13:07 local time
- Place: Spartansburg, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SKNA
- Location: 41.4004° N, 75.6600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4004&lon=-75.6600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8318L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8318L-1991-04-08) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88DGM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DGM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871114064849A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT IN POOR VISIBILITY. CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD. WRECKAGE INDICATES AIRCRAFT WAS IN A SPIN.

## 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 NYC88DGM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DGM03), Nov 14, 1987: Piper PA-28-161 (N8318L), Spartansburg, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N8318L (1)

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

- [Accident 19850221006099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850221006099A), Feb 21, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N8318L), Beaver Falls, PA, Substantial damage. Student solo landed in crosswind veered off runway into a snowbank. Nosed over. Unskilled in crosswind procedure.

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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