19960112000469A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Collbran, CO · January 12, 1996

Date
January 12, 1996 · 12:30 local
Place
Collbran, CO
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2132J
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW96LA090
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,879 total184 in this make and model80 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.

Encountered severe downdraft in canyon. Unable clear trees landed on frozen lake. Slid on ice up an embankment.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE DOWNDRAFT IN CANYON. UNABLE CLEAR TREES LANDED ON FROZEN LAKE. SLID ON ICE UP AN EMBANKMENT.

NTSB investigation

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