# Accident 19871011059189A: Piper PA28181, Mount Baldy, CA, October 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1987, 16:50 local time
- Place: Mount Baldy, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1992° N, 117.7000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1992&lon=-117.7000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47529, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47529-1988-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 7 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871011059189A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. PILOT WAS ADVISED OF AIRMET FOR WEATHER EN ROUTE AND VFR NOT RECOMMENDED

## 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 LAX88FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA014), Oct 11, 1987: Piper PA-28-181 (N47529), Mount Baldy, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N47529 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850627041929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850627041929I), Jun 27, 1985: Piper PA28181 (N47529), Pacoima, CA, Minor damage. Wingtip struck tree while trying to turn into a parking slot.

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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