# Accident 19871011059589A: Piper PA28140, Lordsburg, NM, October 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1987, 18:50 local time
- Place: Lordsburg, NM
- Airport: Dusty Acres
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3405° N, 108.7006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3405&lon=-108.7006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N530FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N530FL-1988-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 617 total, 55 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871011059589A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE CABLE BROKE WHILE APPROACHING AIRPORT. ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. HIT A POST WHILE LANDING ON A ROAD. OVERTURNED

## 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 DEN88LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA008), Oct 12, 1987: Piper PA-28-140 (N530FL), Lordsburg, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N530FL (1)

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

- [Incident 19840520038269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840520038269I), May 20, 1984: Piper PA28140 (N530FL), Waco, TX, Minor damage. Engine quit on climbout. Landed in open field. Found small amount of fuel in tank. No records. Plane out of annual.

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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