# Accident 19880807031419A: Aermer FALCOF8L, Grantsville, UT, August 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1988, 07:20 local time
- Place: Grantsville, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6696° N, 112.7596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6696&lon=-112.7596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69WD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69WD-1990-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylor-Garn FALCO F.8L (registry code 0566065, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylor-garn-falco-f-8l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERMER FALCOF8L
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 428 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88DTM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88DTM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880807031419A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN DESERT AT A STEEP ANGLE. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MALFUNCTION. MAY HAVE STALLED AIRCRAFT. HAD ONE HOUR IN TYPE

## 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 DEN88DTM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88DTM03), Aug 7, 1988: Falco F8L (N69WD), Grantsville, UT, destroyed, 2 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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