# Accident 19871204069169A: Piper PA38112, Dunsmuir, CA, December 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1987, 20:30 local time
- Place: Dunsmuir, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1908° N, 122.2608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1908&lon=-122.2608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123JY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123JY-2014-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 105 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871204069169A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO CLOUDS. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO TREES. MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX88LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA066), Dec 5, 1987: Piper PA-38-112 (N123JY), Dunsmuir, CA, destroyed

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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