# Accident 19871129068719A: Piper PA28181, Tuscaloosa, AL, November 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1987, 12:10 local time
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
- Airport: Tuscaloosa Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2397° N, 87.5904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2397&lon=-87.5904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8121T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8121T-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 309 total, 280 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871129068719A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. HIT A DIRT EMBANKMENT ON A HILLSIDE ON LANDING.

## 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 ATL88LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA047), Nov 29, 1987: Piper PA-28-181 (N8121T), Northport, AL, 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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