19870705058719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Roanoke, TX · July 5, 1987

Date
July 5, 1987 · 18:37 local
Place
Roanoke, TX
Airport
Aero Valley
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N15491
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87LA160
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
330 total330 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Approach low. Attempted a go around. Lost control. Pulled up to avoid hangars. Stalled. Hit powerline. Hit ground.

As the FAA filed it

APPROACH LOW. ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND. LOST CONTROL. PULLED UP TO AVOID HANGARS. STALLED. HIT POWERLINE. HIT GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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