# Accident 19871215070329A: Piper PA32R300, Lakeport, CA, December 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lakeport, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0407° N, 122.9293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0407&lon=-122.9293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400LA-1989-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871215070329A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO ROLLING HILLS WITH TOPS OBSCURED. IMPACTED NEAR CREST OF A HILL. PILOT WAS SCUD RUNNING.

## 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 SEA88FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA031), Dec 15, 1987: Piper PA-32R-300 (N400LA), Lakeport, CA, 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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