# Accident 19870530021209A: Piper PA24250, Monticello, UT, May 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1987, 18:15 local time
- Place: Monticello, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9805° N, 109.2899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9805&lon=-109.2899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7744P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7744P-2012-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 491 total, 103 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870530021209A

## Narrative

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

LEAKY DETERIORATED FUEL LINE CAUSED SMOKE IN CABIN. CRASHED ON EMERGENCY LANDING IN A ROUGH FIELD.

## 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 DEN87LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA138), May 31, 1987: Piper PA-24-250 (N7744P), Monticello, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7744P (1)

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

- [Accident 19730706023709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730706023709A), Jul 6, 1973: Piper PA24250 (N7744P), Littleton, CO, Substantial damage. Throttle ctl cable,p/n 455-185, failed in closed position.

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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