# Accident 19871025060629A: Piper PA24260, Alamogordo, NM, October 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Alamogordo, NM
- Airport: Timberon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8096° N, 105.9906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8096&lon=-105.9906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9375P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9375P-1995-01-31) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,631 total, 131 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871025060629A

## Narrative

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

TAILWIND ON TAKEOFF. HAD A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT OFF AIRPORT LANDING. STRUCK A WOOD PILE. GROUND LOOPED POST FIRE.

## 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 DEN88LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA015), Oct 25, 1987: Piper PA-24-260C (N9375P), Timberon, NM, substantial damage

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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