# Incident 19901107054469I: Piper PA24250, Byers, CO, November 7, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1990, 15:20 local time
- Place: Byers, CO
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7094° N, 104.2128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byers, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7094&lon=-104.2128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6830P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6830P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901107054469I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE IN POSITION BETWEEN TANKS. PASSENGERS FOOT POSSIBLY MOVED IT.

## Other reports on N6830P (1)

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

- [Accident 19750830028429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750830028429A), Aug 30, 1975: Piper PA24250 (N6830P), Rapid City, MI, Substantial damage. Speed abt 10 mph faster than intended.

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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