19871016071609I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Las Vegas, NV · October 16, 1987

Date: October 16, 1987 · 09:40 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4437X
Reported as: Piper PA28140
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total65 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N4437XRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7625032 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot reported a downdraft caused the airplane to clip a tree in high terrain. Aircraft safely returned.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED A DOWNDRAFT CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO CLIP A TREE IN HIGH TERRAIN. AIRCRAFT SAFELY RETURNED.

Other reports on N4437X · 1

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

Incident 20170422004479ICruise/Level Flight · Saipan, CMAt approximately 13:11 local time on 04/22/2017(gmt+10) Piper PA-28-140 registration number N4437X, serial number 28-7625032, made an emergency landing on a golf course after the pilot declared an emergency. The pilot reported that during cruise the engine…Apr 22, 2017 · Minor damage