Piper PA-24-250 N7858P
11 July 1987 · Hayden, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 July 1987 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N7858P, operated by James W. Thetford, was involved in an accident near Hayden, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hayden, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.4799, -107.2592
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N7858P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James W. Thetford
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Watkins → Rock Springs
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87FA178
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 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
THE PLT AND TWO PAX WERE PARTICIPATING IN THE DENVER, CO TO JACKPOT, NV AIR CLASSIC. THE ACFT DEPARTED, DESTINED FOR ROCK SPRINGS, WY. THE PLT WAS BELIEVED BY A FRIEND TO HAVE BEEN NAVIGATING WITH THE USE OF A RECENTLY INSTALLED RNAV SYSTEM. THE PLT RADIOED A FRIEND FLYING IN THE CLASSIC THAT HE HAD ENCOUNTERED 'HEAVY RAIN' IN THE HAYDEN AREA. WITNESSES STATED THE HIGH TERRAIN WAS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT MECH MALFUNCTION OF ACFT.
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 | - |
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