# Accident 19861029058899A: Piper PA24250, Leyba, NM, October 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1986
- Place: Leyba, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8323P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8323P-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861029058899A

## Narrative

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

THE PLANE STRUCK THE GROUND AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. ILLEGAL DRUGS ON BOARD. SUSPECT THE PILOT USING MARIJUANA.

## 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 DEN87FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA046), Oct 29, 1986: Piper PA-24-250 (N8323P), Leyba, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N8323P (1)

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

- [Accident 19730408007979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730408007979A), Apr 8, 1973: Piper PA24400 (N8323P), Laramie, WY, Destroyed, 3 fatal

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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