19870201001859A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Gualala, CA · February 1, 1987

Date
February 1, 1987 · 12:00 local
Place
Gualala, CA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N75178
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87FA103
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
464 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Collided with trees on upslope side of a hill. Had pulled up to miss a house. Tree tops obscured and fog in area.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH TREES ON UPSLOPE SIDE OF A HILL. HAD PULLED UP TO MISS A HOUSE. TREE TOPS OBSCURED AND FOG IN AREA.

NTSB investigation

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