# Accident 19870622028639A: Piper PA60601, Hillsboro, TX, June 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1987, 18:15 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0009° N, 97.1099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0009&lon=-97.1099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7481S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7481S-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 8360606, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601
- Reported engine: LYC IO540G1B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,850 total, 452 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870622028639A

## Narrative

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

LOST BOTH ENGINES ON LEVEL OFF.LANDED GEAR UP IN A MILO FIELD. CLOGGED FUEL VENTS NOT SEEN IN ANNUAL OR BY PILOT.

## 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 FTW87FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA149), Jun 22, 1987: Piper PA-60-601 (N7481S), Hillsboro, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7481S (1)

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

- [Accident 19770826039341A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770826039341A), Aug 26, 1977: Piper 601SMITH (N7481S), Little Norway, NV, Substantial damage. Acft overtook N8532T.

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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