# Incident 19870728081749I: Piper PA24260, Cape Spencer, AK, July 28, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1987, 20:00 local time
- Place: Cape Spencer, AK
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9324P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9324P-2000-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870728081749I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS DISORIENTED. REQUESTED JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE FOR ASSISTANCE TO AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N9324P (3)

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

- [Accident 19960717018269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960717018269A), Jul 17, 1996: Piper PA24260 (N9324P), Tennant, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Indicates FL 150 prior loss control dive and airframe failure build ups in area. Hypoxia and or vertigo factors.
- [Incident 19841118071559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841118071559I), Nov 18, 1984: Piper PA24260 (N9324P), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. After touchdown pilot raised flaps and nose gear followed by mains retracted.
- [Accident 19830331013999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830331013999A), Mar 31, 1983: Piper PA24260 (N9324P), Hollister, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft gear and wing hit truck on final approach for night landing.

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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