# Accident 19870214003329A: Piper PA31310, Denver, CO, February 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1987, 08:45 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.7599° N, 104.9209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7599&lon=-104.9209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7559L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7559L-2005-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 51 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87IA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87IA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870214003329A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO SOFT GROUND AFTER THE PILOT HAD BLACKED OUT.  MEDICAL CERTIFICATE SUSPENDED.

## 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 DEN87IA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87IA056), Feb 14, 1987: Piper PA-31 (N7559L), Denver, CO, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N7559L (2)

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

- [Incident 19810807071389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810807071389I), Aug 7, 1981: Piper PA31 (N7559L), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Za #1 engine rough, returned shut down engine, left gear did not extend, left wing dragged,aircraft went off runway
- [Incident 19781014030329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781014030329I), Oct 14, 1978: Piper PA31 (N7559L), St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Minor damage. Pilot scraped wing tip across the windshield of a parked airplane.

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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