# Accident 19770307005139A: Piper PA24260, Eckley, CO, March 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1977
- Place: Eckley, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.1124° N, 102.4883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eckley, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1124&lon=-102.4883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8866P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8866P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770307005139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OIL LINE P/N24884 FAILED. 33.61HRS ON FCTY NEW ENG INSTALLED 1/25/77.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN77FTE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE25), Mar 7, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N8866P), Eckley, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8866P (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19951018033029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951018033029A), Oct 18, 1995: Piper PA24260 (N8866P), Wakeeney, KS, Substantial damage. Failed to ascertain wind direction tried land. Got downdraft. Impacted short of runway. High speed steep bank turn.
- [Incident 19880406041519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880406041519I), Apr 6, 1988: Piper PA24260 (N8866P), Fullerton, CA. Made a hard and fast landing. Lost control of aircraft. Left tire departed runway. No damage.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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