19870819045989A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-16 · Ehrenburg, AZ · August 19, 1987

Date
August 19, 1987 · 07:50 local
Place
Ehrenburg, AZ
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5753H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA308
Reported as
Piper PA16
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
70 total34 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Made an unauthorized landing on desert road. A wing hit a sign. Aircraft swung into rocks and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

MADE AN UNAUTHORIZED LANDING ON DESERT ROAD. A WING HIT A SIGN. AIRCRAFT SWUNG INTO ROCKS AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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