19871025060629A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Alamogordo, NM · October 25, 1987

Date
October 25, 1987 · 14:00 local
Place
Alamogordo, NM
Airport
Timberon
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9375P
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88LA015
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540D4A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,631 total131 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Tailwind on takeoff. Had a severe downdraft off airport landing. Struck a wood pile. Ground looped post fire.

As the FAA filed it

TAILWIND ON TAKEOFF. HAD A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT OFF AIRPORT LANDING. STRUCK A WOOD PILE. GROUND LOOPED POST FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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