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DEN85LA001

1984-10-03 · LAS VEGAS, New Mexico, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LVS

Current FAA registration · N5758P

Make / Model
PIPER PA-24-250
Year of manufacture
1959 · 25 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19590312
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A7647A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED HE WAS ON A X-COUNTRY FLT AND AFTER APRX 1.5 HRS, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE ROUGHNESS AND WHEN HE APPLIED THE CARB HEAT, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PLT TURNED OFF THE CARB HEAT BUT POWER COULD NOT BE RESTORED AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON AN INTERSTATE BETWEEN TWO OVERPASSES WAS PLANNED. THE PLT DELAYED PUTTING THE GEAR DOWN UNTIL HIGH LINES WERE CLEARED. THE ACFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP WAS 48 DEGS & THE DEW POINT WAS 47 DEGS. ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS, CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO CARB ICE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_DEN85LA001.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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