# Accident 19760818026189A: Piper PA28180, Monte Vista, CO, August 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1976
- Place: Monte Vista, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.5785° N, 106.1502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monte Vista, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5785&lon=-106.1502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32322, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32322-2000-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FTE93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE93) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760818026189A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DEN76FTE93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE93), Aug 18, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N32322), Monte Vista, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N32322 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000619040469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000619040469A), Jun 19, 2000: Piper PA28180 (N32322), Selma, CA, Substantial damage. (.4) On June 19, 2000, about 2000 pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-28-180, N32322, collided with terrain following a loss of engine power during cruise flight…

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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