# Incident 19910723038189I: Piper PA24250, La Junta, CO, July 23, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1991, 14:30 local time
- Place: La Junta, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9794° N, 103.5473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Junta, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9794&lon=-103.5473&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5441P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5441P) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 30 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910723038189I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N5441P (1)

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

- [Incident 20000605018079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000605018079I), Jun 5, 2000: Piper PA24250 (N5441P), Quincy, CA, Minor damage. (-23)[privacy data omitted] made a gear up landing at Quincy, CA, [privacy data omitted] said he put the gear handle down, but did not verify the gear position.

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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