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Incident

FAA incident report · Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1A · Castle Rock, CO · May 7, 1994

Date
May 7, 1994 · 16:35 local
Place
Castle Rock, CO
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N11PJ
Reported as
Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total2,000 in this make and model30 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.

Police reported aircraft dived below ridge. Airlife search began. Pilot stated he was never lower than 800 feet.

As the FAA filed it

POLICE REPORTED AIRCRAFT DIVED BELOW RIDGE. AIRLIFE SEARCH BEGAN. PILOT STATED HE WAS NEVER LOWER THAN 800 FEET.