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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Cimarron, NM · July 6, 1986

Date
July 6, 1986 · 13:35 local
Place
Cimarron, NM
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2587B
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86LA190
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
104 total104 in this make and model0 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.

Pilot stalled aircraft in an attempt to clear high terrain. Density altitude calculated to have been very high.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAR HIGH TERRAIN. DENSITY ALTITUDE CALCULATED TO HAVE BEEN VERY HIGH.

NTSB investigation

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