# Accident 19870429012549A: Piper PA28181, Newhall, CA, April 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1987, 17:30 local time
- Place: Newhall, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3602° N, 118.4691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3602&lon=-118.4691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8444A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8444A-2003-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-350 series (registry code 41512, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 910 total, 910 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870429012549A

## Narrative

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

PROCEEDED INTO IMC, LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED ON A MOUNTAIN RIDGE. NOT IFR RATED AND NO WEATHER BRIEFING REPORTED.

## 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 LAX87FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA196), Apr 30, 1987: Piper PA-28-181 (N8444A), Newhall, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N8444A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840501021529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840501021529I), May 1, 1984: Piper PA28181 (N8444A), Parker, AZ, Minor damage. Took a shortcut across grass to ramp after landing. Struck an unseen fence.

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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