# Accident 19860906044439A: Piper PA28140, Pomeroy, WA, September 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1986, 08:20 local time
- Place: Pomeroy, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4391° N, 117.5396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4391&lon=-117.5396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15390 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,555 total, 20 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860906044439A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A STUMP AND FLIPPED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A BOX CANYON. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 SEA86LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA242), Sep 6, 1986: Piper PA-28-140 (N15390), Pomeroy, WA, destroyed

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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