# Accident 19871115066469A: Piper PA28180, Mena, AR, November 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1987, 18:00 local time
- Place: Mena, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5801° N, 94.2293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5801&lon=-94.2293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9131J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9131J-2013-05-22) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871115066469A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC88FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA021), Nov 16, 1987: Piper PA-28-180 (N9131J), Mena, AR, destroyed, 1 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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