# Accident 19851008049659A: Piper PA28151, Payson, AZ, October 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1985, 08:45 local time
- Place: Payson, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1899° N, 111.1709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1899&lon=-111.1709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44207, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44207-2012-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 6 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851008049659A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX86FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA007), Oct 8, 1985: Piper PA-28-151 (N44207), Payson, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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