# Accident 19870627027749A: Piper PA32R300, Tucson, AZ, June 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1987, 15:45 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Avra Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1906° N, 110.9802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1906&lon=-110.9802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4364X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4364X-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,785 total, 450 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870627027749A

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE LEFT MAIN GEAR LIGHT. SHUT DOWN ENGINE ON FINAL TO  SAVE ENGINE AND PROP. LANDED SHORT.PILOT STRESS A FACTOR

## 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 LAX87LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA245), Jun 27, 1987: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4364X), Tucson, AZ, substantial 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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