# Accident 19870421010589A: Piper PA32300, Ogden, IA, April 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1987, 22:21 local time
- Place: Ogden, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0300° N, 94.0207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0300&lon=-94.0207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44626, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44626-2014-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870421010589A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC87FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA087), Apr 22, 1987: Piper PA-32-300 (N44626), Ogden, IA, destroyed, 2 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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