- Date
- January 31, 1987, 12:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place
- Taos, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6913LPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870131001929A
- Case key
- 17165
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The non-instrument rated plt inadvertently flew into IMC wx; snow, fog, freezing temperatures and low visibility, in mountainous terrain. He made a forced landing on a trail due to lowering visibility, 15 miles southwest of the destination arpt. The terrain was rough and the acft received substantial damage during the landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6913L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8590053
- Airframe hours
- 563
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Waukegan Aero
- Registered owner
- C & S Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 23, 1986 · 63 hours before
- Departed
- LAA · Lamar, CO
- Destination
- SKX · Taos, NM
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 141 total · 52 in this make and model · 113 as pilot in command · 59 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Temperature
- 32 °F
- Observed at
- E23, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.