19871115066469A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Mena, AR · November 15, 1987

Date
November 15, 1987 · 18:00 local
Place
Mena, AR
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9131J
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC88FA021
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

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What happened

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

Flew into the side of a cloud obscured mountain. Severe weather forecast in the area. No record of weather briefing

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. SEVERE WEATHER FORECAST IN THE AREA. NO RECORD OF WEATHER BRIEFING

NTSB investigation

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