# Incident 19871016071609I: Piper PA28140, Las Vegas, NV, October 16, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1987, 09:40 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4437X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4437X) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 65 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871016071609I

## Narrative

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

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 20170422004479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170422004479I), Apr 22, 2017: Piper PA-28-140 (N4437X), Saipan, CM, Minor damage. At 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…

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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