# Accident 19870711034429A: Piper PA24250, Hayden, CO, July 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: Hayden, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4799° N, 107.2592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4799&lon=-107.2592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7858P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7858P-2013-05-09) (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 O540A1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870711034429A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON A CLOUD OBSCURED RIDGE IN LEVEL FLIGHT. SET RNAV WAY POINT TO FLY DIRECT IN PLACE OF AIRWAY.

## 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 DEN87FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA178), Jul 11, 1987: Piper PA-24-250 (N7858P), Hayden, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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