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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Ogden, IA · April 21, 1987

Date: April 21, 1987 · 22:21 local
Place: Ogden, IA
Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N44626
NTSB investigation: NTSBMKC87FA087
Reported as: Piper PA32300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 198 total23 in the last 90 days

N44626Registration cancelled Oct 9, 2014 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7440163 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Pilot lost control of aircraft and crashed. Suspect VFR pilot became disoriented in IFR weather conditions.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED. SUSPECT VFR PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED IN IFR WEATHER 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.

NTSB MKC87FA087Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportOgden, IAThe airplane was equipped for IFR flight. The pilot was not instrument rated. The pilot had been briefed earlier that VFR flight was not recommended. The pilot did not update the weather for this flight. The front of the airplane was buried seven feet in the…Apr 22, 1987 · Destroyed