# Accident 19870804047379A: Piper PA34200T, El Monte, CA, August 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1987, 10:33 local time
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Airport: El Monte Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0800° N, 118.0300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0800&lon=-118.0300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N477BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N477BL-1992-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,020 total, 44 in this make and model, 254 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804047379A

## Narrative

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

CFI FAILED LEFT ENGINE BY FUEL OFF AND PUT RIGHT ENGINE ON CROSSFEED FAILING BOTH ENGINES BECAUSE LEFT TANK EMPTY.

## 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 LAX87LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA292), Aug 4, 1987: Piper PA-34-200T (N477BL), El Monte, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N477BL (1)

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

- [Accident 19821231065399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821231065399A), Dec 31, 1982: Piper PA34200T (N477BL), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed on the landing roll. Aircraft ground looped into a snowbank. Cracked trunion failed.

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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