# Accident 19870521015949A: Piper PA28R180, Sioux City, IA, May 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1987, 02:38 local time
- Place: Sioux City, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4996° N, 96.3902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4996&lon=-96.3902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4982J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4982J-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 227 total, 179 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870521015949A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON A NIGHT DEPARTURE INTO IFR WEATHER. PILOT NOT IFR RATED. DAMAGE INDICATES ROTATION ON IMPACT.

## 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 MKC87FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA106), May 21, 1987: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4982J), Sioux City, IA, destroyed, 3 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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