# Accident 19760701018409A: Piper PA28235, Silver Cliff, CO, July 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1976
- Place: Silver Cliff, CO
- Airport: Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.1292° N, 105.3992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver Cliff, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1292&lon=-105.3992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8845W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8845W-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 10 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76DTE80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTE80) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760701018409A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AT NIGHT AT UNLIGHTED AIRPORT.AUTOMOBILE LIGHTS USED TO MARK RUNWAY

## 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 DEN76DTE80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTE80), Jul 1, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N8845W), Silver Cliff, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8845W (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19951005035789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951005035789A), Oct 5, 1995: Piper PA28235 (N8845W), Mulino, OR, Substantial damage. Lost power descending, unable to make airport, struck tree landing in field. Failed to use carb heat. Carb icing.
- [Incident 19890504026249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890504026249I), May 4, 1989: Piper PA28235 (N8845W), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Taxied through 20 foot wide ditch. Damaged prop and undercarriage. Construction area marked and notamed.

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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