19870131001929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Taos, NM · January 31, 1987

Date
January 31, 1987 · 12:10 local
Place
Taos, NM
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6913L
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87LA049
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
141 total52 in this make and model59 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 landed off airport after encountering unexpected IFR conditions. VFR pilot failed to avoid weather.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED OFF AIRPORT AFTER ENCOUNTERING UNEXPECTED IFR CONDITIONS. VFR PILOT FAILED TO AVOID WEATHER.

NTSB investigation

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