# Accident 19870323008139A: Piper PA28140, Anza, CA, March 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1987, 09:00 local time
- Place: Anza, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5616° N, 116.6961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anza, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5616&lon=-116.6961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2439T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2439T-1989-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,397 total, 2 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870323008139A

## Narrative

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

UNSKILLED IN AIRCRAFT AND MOUNTAIN FLYING. CRASH LANDED ON THE SIDE OF A RIDGE WHILE TRYING TO CLIMB OVER RIDGE.

## 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 LAX87LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA155), Mar 23, 1987: Piper PA-28-140 (N2439T), Anza, CA, substantial damage

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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