19881012046169A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Sun Valley, NM · October 12, 1988

Date
October 12, 1988 · 18:35 local
Place
Sun Valley, NM
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8975J
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA89FA010
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360B1E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
132 total10 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Buzzed area then flew up a canyon at low altitude unable to outclimb terrain,pulled up stalled and crashed in trees

As the FAA filed it

BUZZED AREA THEN FLEW UP A CANYON AT LOW ALTITUDE UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB TERRAIN,PULLED UP STALLED AND CRASHED IN TREES

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.