19870510014069A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper J4A · Collierville, TN · May 10, 1987

Date
May 10, 1987 · 14:52 local
Place
Collierville, TN
Airport
Wolf River
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N25020
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87FA136
Reported as
Piper J4A
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
25,900 total

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What happened

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

Engine power loss during low level flight in steep turns. Impact in trees. Weather favorable for carburetor icing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE POWER LOSS DURING LOW LEVEL FLIGHT IN STEEP TURNS. IMPACT IN TREES. WEATHER FAVORABLE FOR CARBURETOR ICING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.