# Accident 19871104082149A: Piper PA28181, Durango, CO, November 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1987, 12:34 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Durango-La Plata County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CMIA
- Location: 37.2693° N, 107.8793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2693&lon=-107.8793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8266U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8266U-1991-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,290 total, 129 in this make and model, 365 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104082149A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED PASSENGER PILOT TO FLY UP A CANYON TO SPOT ELK AT A LOW ALTITUDE. CRASHED INTO RISING TERRAIN AND BURNED.

## 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 DEN88FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA021), Nov 4, 1987: Piper PA-28-181 (N8266U), Durango, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N8266U (1)

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

- [Incident 19830821047329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830821047329I), Aug 21, 1983: Piper PA28181 (N8266U), Nucla, CO, Minor damage. Improper level off. Bounced on landing. Stated that she encountered some turbulence.

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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