Piper PA-24-250 N5777M
4 July 1987 · El Paso, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 July 1987 at about 17:55 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N5777M was involved in an accident near El Paso, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Paso, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- El Paso Int'l (ELP)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N5777M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Paso → Big Spring
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW87FA161
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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
ESCAPING HOT EXHAUST GAS FROM THE BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD MELTED THE SEALANT FROM SEVERAL AREAS OF THE FIREWALL WHERE HOSES, WIRES, ETC., PASS THROUGH TO THE COCIPIT AREA. HEAVY BLACK SMOKE PRODUCED BY SMOLDERING WIRE INSULATION, FIRE SHIELD MATERIAL, ETC., ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND CABIN AREA THROUGH THESE OPENINGS WEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH THE AIRPORT TOWER CONTROLLER. HE OPENED THE PILOT'S VENT WINDOW, EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND THE SMOKE DIMINISHED SOMEWHAT BUT WOULD BECOME MORE INTENSE EACH TIME ENGINE POWER WAS REAPPLIED. ADEQUATE POWER FOR SPEED AND RUNWAY ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE OBTAINED DUE TO THE INCREASED SMOKE. THEREFORE, A HARD, OFF RUNWAY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-24-180 | Danville, Illinois, United States | Anthony Thompson | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-24-260C | Timberon, New Mexico, United States | Blesius, Cornelius | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-24-260B | Akron, Colorado, United States | Bruce G. Deckinga | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-24-180 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | Ford, Robert A. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-24-250 | Buttonwillow, California, United States | Marracci, Louis T | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-24-250 | Lewisburg, Kentucky, United States | Slater, Norman | Serious injuries | - |
All 2,700 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1987 | Cessna 152 | New Caney, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1987 | Cessna 150 | San Angelo, Texas, United States | David Sibley | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1987 | Cessna 182P | Refugio, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-18-150 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | George West, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172P | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |