# Accident 19870717041019A: Piper PA28140, Ashland, OR, July 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ashland, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1497° N, 122.5302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1497&lon=-122.5302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95407, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95407-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 243 total, 243 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870717041019A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES FLYING THROUGH A MOUNTAIN PASS. NO RECORD WX BRIEFING. STUDENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE EXPIRED.

## 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 SEA87LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA142), Jul 17, 1987: Piper PA-28-140 (N95407), Ashland, OR, destroyed

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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