Piper PA-28R-180 N7494J
17 August 1987 · Steamboat Sprin, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 August 1987 at about 14:20 local time, a Piper PA-28R-180 registered N7494J, operated by Clipper Club, Inc, was involved in an accident near Steamboat Sprin, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Steamboat Sprin, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-180
- Registration
- N7494J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Clipper Club, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Laramie
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87LA221
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
N7494J TOOK OFF FROM A HIGH ALT ARPT AND CLIMBED IN THE VIC OF THE ARPT TO 9500 FEET BEFORE PROCEEDING ON COURSE. UPON APPROACHING HIGH TERRAIN THE PLT REALIZED HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALT TO CLEAR THE TERRAIN AND WAS IN A VALLEY TOO NARROW TO TURN AROUND. HE WAS HOLDING THE OVERRIDE TO DEACTIVATE THE AUTOMATIC LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM WHEN THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED TURB AND HIS HAND CAME OFF THE OVERRIDE. THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND THE ACFT LOST AIRSPEED. AT THAT POINT THE PLT DECIDED AN OFF ARPT FORCED LANDING WAS NECESSARY AND SELECTED A MOUNTAIN MEADOW. DURING THE LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Rhine, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 1987 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Tulare, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1987 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Asheville, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Offerman, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 31 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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