# Accident 19870508015339A: Piper PA11, Butler, AL, May 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1987, 15:45 local time
- Place: Butler, AL
- Airport: Butler Choctaw County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0801° N, 88.2193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0801&lon=-88.2193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8024L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8024L-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870508015339A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT WHEN A SIDE GUST OF WIND RAISED A WING. CRASHED ALONG SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL87LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA134), May 8, 1987: Piper PA-11 (N8024L), Butler, AL, 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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