# Accident 19880426014579A: Piper PA24, Chico, CA, April 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1988, 19:00 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Ranchero
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7285° N, 121.8375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7285&lon=-121.8375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6601P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6601P-2012-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880426014579A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STOP ON RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. RAN OFF END INTO TREES. HANDBRAKE CABLE BROKE AT THE BRAKE CABLE PULLEY.

## 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 LAX88LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA174), Apr 27, 1988: Piper PA-24-180 (N6601P), Chico, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6601P (1)

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

- [Incident 19860302009619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860302009619I), Mar 2, 1986: Piper PA24 (N6601P), Snowville, UT. Landed on interstate after running out of fuel in one tank. Other tank indicated one fourth full.

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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