# Accident 19871214081969A: Piper PA28161, Draper, UT, December 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1987, 18:58 local time
- Place: Draper, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4904° N, 111.8392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4904&lon=-111.8392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2138J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2138J-1991-04-15) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 961 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871214081969A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. STRUCK WIRES TRYING TO LAND ON HIGHWAY. CRASHED INVERTED. CRANK SHAFT ACCESSORY GEAR DOWELL PIN SHEARED

## 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 DEN88FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA037), Dec 15, 1987: Piper PA-28-161 (N2138J), Draper, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N2138J (2)

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

- [Incident 19820614032279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820614032279I), Jun 14, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N2138J), Manti, UT. Engine quit when stepped down dowel pin PN1065 sheared, allowing crankshaft accessory drive gear to turn.
- [Accident 19800526015429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526015429A), May 26, 1980: Piper PA28161 (N2138J), Nephi, UT, Substantial damage. Tried to take off on high altitude grass strip. Encountered tall grass. After liftoff, slowed airplane, hit trees.

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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