# Accident 19871209069979A: Piper PA28140, Anniston, AL, December 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Anniston, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5808° N, 85.8302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5808&lon=-85.8302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15629, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15629-1988-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 388 total, 309 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871209069979A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO LOWERING CEILINGS AND CRASHED INTO CLOUD OBSCURED TREES. WAS ADVISED WEATHER WAS MARGINAL.

## 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 ATL88FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA056), Dec 9, 1987: Piper PA-28-140 (N15629), Anniston, AL, substantial damage

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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