# Accident 19760408006839A: Piper PA32RT300, Colorado Spgs, CO, April 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1976
- Place: Colorado Spgs, CO
- Airport: Peterson Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8872E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8872E-1976-11-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 8 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76ATE59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76ATE59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760408006839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RWY 17 AVBL,LNDD RWY 21.GUSTING 24K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN76ATE59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76ATE59), Apr 8, 1976: Piper PA-32 (N8872E), Colorado Spgs, CO, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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