# Accident 19930708027589A: Piper PA24260, Grand Junction, CO, July 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1993, 11:50 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0000° N, 108.7292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0000&lon=-108.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8967P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8967P-2026-04-04) (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 IO540N1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930708027589A

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED EN ROUTE. UNABLE CHECK GEAR DOWN. NO LIGHTS. GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING. MANUAL INDICATED DOWN

## 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 DEN93LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA074), Jul 8, 1993: Piper PA-24-260 (N8967P), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO FOLLOW MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES. A FACTOR WAS A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

## Other reports on N8967P (1)

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

- [Accident 19730708017309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730708017309A), Jul 8, 1973: Piper PA24260 (N8967P), Lybrook, NM, Substantial damage. Last annual inspection on acft and eng mar 27,72.AD68-5-1 not complied with.

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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