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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Santa Fe, NM · August 23, 1986

Date
August 23, 1986 · 18:15 local
Place
Santa Fe, NM
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N24151
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86LA237
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
149 total88 in this make and model128 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 attempted to fly through a mountain pass with high density altitude. Unable to climb. Landed in a clearing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY THROUGH A MOUNTAIN PASS WITH HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. UNABLE TO CLIMB. LANDED IN A CLEARING.

NTSB investigation

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