19861013055409A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28140 · Pell City, AL · October 13, 1986

Date
October 13, 1986
Place
Pell City, AL
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4576R
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87FA042
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 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.

The aircraft hit trees in mountainous terrain. Suspect vacuum pump failed while aircraft was in IFR conditions.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. SUSPECT VACUUM PUMP FAILED WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN IFR CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

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