# Accident 19871115080619A: Piper PA24260, Akron, CO, November 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1987, 15:42 local time
- Place: Akron, CO
- Airport: Akron Washington County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1608° N, 103.2109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1608&lon=-103.2109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9039P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9039P-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,091 total, 249 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871115080619A

## Narrative

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

OPERATED IFR IN KNOWN ICING CONDITION. ENGINE LOST POWER WHEN INDUCTION ALTERNATE DOOR ICED AND FAILED TO OPEN.

## 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 DEN88LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA024), Nov 15, 1987: Piper PA-24-260B (N9039P), Akron, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9039P (1)

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

- [Incident 19851207068839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851207068839I), Dec 7, 1985: Piper PA24260 (N9039P), Sevierville, TN, Minor damage. Failed to lower gear for landing.

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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