# Accident 19861227071599A: Piper PA12, Gilcrest, CO, December 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1986, 09:26 local time
- Place: Gilcrest, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2808° N, 104.7802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2808&lon=-104.7802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78475, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78475-2017-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC STCO320
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861227071599A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES WHILE BUZZING SOME FRIENDS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A RIVER SANDBAR.

## 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 DEN87FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA035), Dec 27, 1986: Piper PA-12-150 (N78475), Gilcrest, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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