19870616020729A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Hazard, KY · June 16, 1987

Date
June 16, 1987 · 19:00 local
Place
Hazard, KY
Airport
Eastern Kentucky Regional
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8021W
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87LA170
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
323 total302 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Upper cowling became loose on climbout. Returning to airport aircraft stalled. Impacted terrain next to the runway.

As the FAA filed it

UPPER COWLING BECAME LOOSE ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNING TO AIRPORT AIRCRAFT STALLED. IMPACTED TERRAIN NEXT TO THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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