19870315006409A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28151 · Kerrville, TX · March 15, 1987

Date
March 15, 1987 · 19:15 local
Place
Kerrville, TX
Airport
Kerrville Municipal Louis Schreiner
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6785F
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87FA078
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
112 total10 in this make and model60 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 struck trees while flying in an area of low ceilings. Suspect VFR pilot entered IFR conditions.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES WHILE FLYING IN AN AREA OF LOW CEILINGS. SUSPECT VFR PILOT ENTERED IFR CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

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