# Accident 20020726021859A: Piper PA24250, Falcon, CO, July 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Falcon, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9330° N, 104.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falcon, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9330&lon=-104.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6887P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6887P-2006-12-11) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020726021859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 26, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS, PA24-250 N6887P WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A ROAD APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES NE OF MEADOWLAKE AIRPORT (00V). TEH FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SIOUX FALLS, SD, APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS, 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. RIGHT MLG SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE RIGHT WING AND STABILIZER WERE BENT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6887P (1)

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

- [Incident 19951126046549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951126046549I), Nov 26, 1995: Piper PA24250 (N6887P), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. Narrative: upon landing at Falcon field, Mesa, AZ the left gear collapsed followed by the other two. Speculation is that the circuit breaker popped not…

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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