Piper PA-28RT-210 N2171P
5 September 1987 · Yuma, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 1987 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-28RT-210 registered N2171P was involved in an accident near Yuma, Colorado, United States. 4 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yuma, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Yuma Municipal (2V6)
- Coordinates
- 40.1202, -102.7195
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28RT-210
- Registration
- N2171P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Akron → Yuma
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87LA233
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 SAID THAT DURING HIS FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING HE THOUGHT HIS AIRSPEED WAS TOO HIGH FOR TOUCHDOWN AND HE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND. DURING THE GO AROUND HIS ACFT STRUCK AN ARPT SIGN AND A BLDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28RT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Vergennes, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Grant, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Chelsea, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Galveston, Texas, United States | Curtis B. Cooper | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Buena Park, California, United States | General Aviation Company | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Kings Point, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 1987 | Piper PA-31 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Western Aviators | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1987 | Beechcraft 58 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Aero Charter | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Feb 1987 | Boeing 737-2A6 | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1987 | Airbus A-300-B4-203 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1987 | Cessna R172K | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1987 | Cessna 210 | Greeley, Colorado, United States | Hoffman, Richard W. | No injuries | - |