# Accident 19870807042959A: Piper PA28140, Last Chance, CO, August 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1987, 22:17 local time
- Place: Last Chance, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2491° N, 103.6301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2491&lon=-103.6301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5994U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5994U-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 237 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870807042959A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO HOLD VECTOR HEADINGS. CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL. DARK NIGHT WITH RAIN A FACTOR. MORPHINE IN PILOTS BLOOD.

## 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 DEN87FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA213), Aug 8, 1987: Piper PA28-140 (N5994U), Last Chance, CO, destroyed, 1 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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