39.6432° N, 106.8213° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle, CO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 10, 1988 · 10:52 local
Place
Eagle, CO
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6578E
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
628 total200 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
VFR pilot caught between layers of clouds was assisted by ATC to descend to VFR conditions. Continued on course.
As the FAA filed it
VFR PILOT CAUGHT BETWEEN LAYERS OF CLOUDS WAS ASSISTED BY ATC TO DESCEND TO VFR CONDITIONS. CONTINUED ON COURSE.