19851008049659A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Payson, AZ · October 8, 1985

Date
October 8, 1985 · 08:45 local
Place
Payson, AZ
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N44207
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86FA007
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
178 total6 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

VFR pilot lost control after encountering IFR weather in mountainous terrain. Impacted a slope near the rim.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL AFTER ENCOUNTERING IFR WEATHER IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. IMPACTED A SLOPE NEAR THE RIM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.