# Accident 19880403007339A: Piper PA28180, Ukiah, CA, April 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1988, 11:59 local time
- Place: Ukiah, CA
- Airport: Ukiah Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1191° N, 123.2807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1191&lon=-123.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15847, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15847-1989-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 915 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880403007339A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL CLIMBING TO CRUISE IN THE CLOUDS. AIRCRAFT BROKE UP ON ABRUPT RECOVERY. NO RECENT IFR. VALIUM IN BLOOD

## 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 LAX88FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA150), Apr 3, 1988: Piper PA-28-180 (N15847), Ukiah, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT IFR EXPERIENCE, SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND HIS FAILURE TO PERFORM REMEDIAL ACTION.

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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