# Accident 19871022060269A: Piper PA28180, Colville, WA, October 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1987, 19:45 local time
- Place: Colville, WA
- Airport: Colville Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AWVA
- Location: 48.6697° N, 117.7491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6697&lon=-117.7491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15653, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15653-1989-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 19 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871022060269A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON A TURN OUT FROM TAKEOFF. DARK NIGHT AND NO GROUND LIGHTS. PILOT WAS ADVISED NOT TO FLY AT NIGHT.

## 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 SEA88FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA012), Oct 23, 1987: Piper PA-28-180 (N15653), Colville, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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