19870618020819A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Asheville, NC · June 18, 1987

Date
June 18, 1987 · 21:05 local
Place
Asheville, NC
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N900AJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87FA174
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
128 total57 in this make and model14 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.

Flew into thunderstorm activity. Aircraft suffered airframe failure. IFR pilot was not endorsed in complex aircraft

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED AIRFRAME FAILURE. IFR PILOT WAS NOT ENDORSED IN COMPLEX AIRCRAFT

NTSB investigation

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