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DEN87LA166

1987-07-04 · LAS VEGAS, New Mexico, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LVS

Current FAA registration · N9406P

Make / Model
PIPER PA-18-150
Year of manufacture
1972 · 15 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19720522
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AD1060

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A DEPARTURE STALL AFTER TAKE OFF. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE PLT ATTEMPTED A STEEP TURN IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF AND THAT THE ACFT APPEARED TO STALL. THE LEFT WING WENT DOWN AND THE ACFT BEGAN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT ENDING IN A COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_DEN87LA166.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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