# Accident 19760709031999A: Piper PA28R, Aurora, CO, July 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1976
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3784T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3784T-1976-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 571 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76AD057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760709031999A

## Narrative

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

WIND SPEED INCREASED SUDDENLY FROM 10 TO 36 KTS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. CABIN DOOR OPENED AFTER TKOF.

## 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 DEN76AD057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD057), Jul 9, 1976: Piper PA-28R (N3784T), Aurora, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N3784T (1)

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

- [Accident 19760218003729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760218003729A), Feb 18, 1976: Piper PA28R180 (N3784T), Brownfield, TX, Substantial damage. Gusting to 30K.

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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