# Accident 19870201001859A: Piper PA28181, Gualala, CA, February 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1987, 12:00 local time
- Place: Gualala, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8191° N, 123.5101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8191&lon=-123.5101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75178, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75178-1989-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 464 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870201001859A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX87FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA103), Feb 1, 1987: Piper PA-28-181 (N75178), Gualala, CA, 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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