19870704032229A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · El Paso, TX · July 4, 1987

Date
July 4, 1987 · 11:55 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
El Paso International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5777M
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87FA161
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
180 total143 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Smoke filled the cockpit after takeoff from a broken exhaust manifold burning wires. Crash landed beside the runway.

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE FILLED THE COCKPIT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BURNING WIRES.CRASH LANDED BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.