# Accident 19871031061529A: Piper PA22150, San Jose, CA, October 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3301° N, 121.7705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3301&lon=-121.7705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4771A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4771A-1990-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 645 total, 450 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871031061529A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF A BLIND CANYON. HIT TREES WHILE TRYING TO TURN AROUND. GROUND IMPACT DESTROYED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX88LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA030), Oct 31, 1987: Piper PA-22-150 (N4771A), San Jose, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N4771A (1)

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

- [Incident 19810429037259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810429037259I), Apr 29, 1981: Piper PA22150 (N4771A), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control during touch and go landing with minor damage to wing and elevator tips.

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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