# Accident 19871021080309A: Cessna 340A, Bailey, CO, October 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1987, 11:35 local time
- Place: Bailey, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3998° N, 105.4695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3998&lon=-105.4695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4132G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4132G-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,809 total, 364 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871021080309A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN SEVERE TURBULANCE. COLLIDED WITH A DENSE,TREE COVERED MOUNTAIN. PILOT SUSPECTED CONTAMINATED FUEL.

## 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 DEN88FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA014), Oct 21, 1987: Cessna 340A (N4132G), Bailey, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N4132G (1)

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

- [Incident 19811130086379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811130086379I), Nov 30, 1981: Cessna 340A (N4132G), Sisterdale, TX, Minor damage. Forgot to extend gear for landing. Landed gear up. Was distracted by cows on runway.

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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