Piper PA-28-161 N8391A
10 October 1987 · Weston, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 October 1987 at about 00:10 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N8391A was involved in an accident near Weston, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Weston, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161
- Registration
- N8391A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Teterboro → Beverly
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC88LA004
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DRG A NIGHT ARRIVAL, WHEN THE ACFT WAS APCHG THE BOSTON TCA, THE PLT DSCNDD TO 1000 FT. AS HE WAS LEVELING OFF, HE NOTED A POWER LOSS & WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE DESTN ARPT. HE IDENTIFIED A FIELD & INITIATED AN EMERG LANDING. DRG THE APCH, THE ACFT STRUCK POWER LINES, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PLT RPRTD A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE & TOLD AUTHORITIES HE BELIEVED THE ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | N. Andover, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28 | Prospectville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-28-181 | Florida City, Florida, United States | American Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-28-181 | Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 1987 | Aerospatiale AS350D | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | Jones, Jones & Welch | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | Stow, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1987 | Sprague CHRISTIAN EAGLE II | North Adams, Massachusetts, United States | Robert C. Sprague, JR. | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Sep 1987 | Cessna 172P | Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States | Richmor Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1987 | Cessna 402C | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1987 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | Joseph W.foley | Fatal | 2 |