19870807042959A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Last Chance, CO · August 7, 1987

Date
August 7, 1987 · 22:17 local
Place
Last Chance, CO
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5994U
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87FA213
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
248 total237 in this make and model10 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.

Unable to hold vector headings. Crashed out of control. Dark night with rain a factor. Morphine in pilots blood.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO HOLD VECTOR HEADINGS. CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL. DARK NIGHT WITH RAIN A FACTOR. MORPHINE IN PILOTS BLOOD.

NTSB investigation

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