# Accident 19870531080669A: Phlpow SPARROWHWKM5, Cle Elum, WA, May 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1987, 20:10 local time
- Place: Cle Elum, WA
- Airport: Cle Elum Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9699° N, 120.4698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9699&lon=-120.4698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5832M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5832M-2011-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Dynamics SPARROW HAWK MKII (registry code 05613QY, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-dynamics-sparrow-hawk-mkii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PHLPOW SPARROWHWKM5
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5327
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870531080669A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE ENROUTE THAT CAUSED STRUCTUAL AND OTHER DAMAGE. PILOT WAS ADVISED VFR NOT RECOMMENDED

## 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 SEA87LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA107), Jun 1, 1987: Aerodynamics . Hawk Mkii (N5832M), Ellensburg, WA, 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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