# Accident 19861226086019A: Piper PA28R201, Gorman, CA, December 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1986, 19:15 local time
- Place: Gorman, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DWBA
- Location: 34.7197° N, 118.1508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7197&lon=-118.1508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50U-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861226086019A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO TREES AT NIGHT. PILOT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR THE FOREIGN COPILOT WHO WAS IN CONTROL.

## 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 LAX87FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA071), Dec 27, 1986: Piper PA-28R-201 (N50U), Gorman, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N50U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790517026999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790517026999I), May 17, 1979: Piper PA28R201 (N50U), El Reno, OK, Minor damage. Failed to extend gear for landing. Pilot and student had gear override engaged.

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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