# Accident 19871114082109A: Piper PA28180, Lancaster, TX, November 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1987, 06:50 local time
- Place: Lancaster, TX
- Airport: Lancaster Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5907° N, 96.7797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5907&lon=-96.7797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8980J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8980J-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 53 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871114082109A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT TOOK OFF INTO KNOWN IMC. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED A MILE FROM END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW88FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA028), Nov 14, 1987: Piper PA-28-180 (N8980J), Lancaster, TX, destroyed, 4 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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