19860510053219A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Salt Lake City, UT · May 10, 1986

Date
May 10, 1986 · 09:55 local
Place
Salt Lake City, UT
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8043N
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86FA131
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
74 total2 in this make and model8 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.

Struck a tree in rising mountainous terrain during attempt to go through a canyon at low altitude. Impacted ground.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A TREE IN RISING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN DURING ATTEMPT TO GO THROUGH A CANYON AT LOW ALTITUDE. IMPACTED GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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