# Accident 19870704032229A: Piper PA24250, El Paso, TX, July 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1987, 11:55 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8073° N, 106.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL PASO INTL (ELP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8073&lon=-106.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5777M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5777M-1991-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 143 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870704032229A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW87FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA161), Jul 4, 1987: Piper PA-24-250 (N5777M), El Paso, TX, destroyed

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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