# Accident 19870703076609A: Piper PA38112, Pagosa Springs, CO, July 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1987, 09:00 local time
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CMIA
- Location: 37.2400° N, 107.0303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2400&lon=-107.0303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25655 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 419 total, 27 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870703076609A

## Narrative

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

HIT TREES IN WOLF CREEK PASS. UNABLE TO CLIMB OR TURN AROUND DUE TO DOWNDRAFT AND DENSITY ALTITUDE IN THE PASS.

## 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 DEN87LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA172), Jul 3, 1987: Piper PA-38-112 (N25655), Pagosa Springs, CO, 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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