Piper PA-24-250 N7681P
7 August 1986 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 August 1986 at about 14:44 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N7681P was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Coronado (4AC)
- Coordinates
- 35.1104, -106.5794
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N7681P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fowler → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN86LA221
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT RPRTD THE ACFT WAS REFUELED TO CAPACITY AT LONGMONT, CO. FULL CAPACITY SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED AT LEAST 3.6 HRS OF FLYING TIME AT NORMAL CONSUMPTION. AFTER REFUELING, THE ACFT WAS FLOWN 1.3 HRS TO FOWLER, CO, WHERE IT REMAINED PARKED FOR A WEEK. THE PLT THEN DEPARTED ON A FLT TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM. AFTER 1.3 HRS OF FLT TIME, THE ENG LOST PWR. DURING AN EMERG LANDING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE RGT WING OF THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A BRIDGE RAILING. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LOSS OF PWR WAS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PLT SAID HE LOOKED IN THE FUEL TANKS DRG A PREFLIGHT INSPN. HE NOTED THERE WAS FUEL IN BOTH TANKS, BUT HE DID NOT ASCERTAIN THE QUANTITY. ALSO, HE RPRTD THAT THE FUEL GAGES WERE NOT RELIABLE. HE BELIEVED THAT FUEL WAS STOLEN FROM THE ACFT WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT FOWLER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-24-250 | Fallon, Nevada, United States | Donald Stelling | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-24-260 | Ft. Dix, New Jersey, United States | Norman A.sharpless/Wm.shirey | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Sep 1986 | Piper PA-24-180 | Danville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-24-250 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-24-250 | Peoria, Arizona, United States | William D. Whitley | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-24-250 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,700 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1986 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1986 | Cameron 0-77 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1986 | Eipper QUICKSILVER MX II | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1986 | Cessna T210M | Truth Or Conseq, New Mexico, United States | Douglas Warwick | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1986 | Cessna 152 | Alameda, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1986 | Aeronca 7AC | Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States | Michael Kukulski | No injuries | - |