# Accident 19871123070479A: Piper PA24, Denver, CO, November 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9394° N, 105.0593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9394&lon=-105.0593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7291P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7291P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 25 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871123070479A

## Narrative

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

GEAR FAILED TO LOCK DOWN AND COLLAPSED ON LANDING. GEAR MOTOR BURNED OUT. IMPROPER MAINTENANCE CAUSE FACTOR.

## 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 DEN88LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA027), Nov 23, 1987: Piper PA-24-180 (N7291P), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7291P (1)

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

- [Accident 19820906044079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820906044079A), Sep 6, 1982: Piper PA24 (N7291P), Pueblo, CO, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff on a taxiway by mistake. Ran off into an embankment. Pilot had been imbibing alcohol.

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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