# Accident 19770205008739A: Piper PA28180, Brighton, CO, February 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1977
- Place: Brighton, CO
- Airport: Van Aire
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.9834° N, 104.7045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN AIRE (CO12), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9834&lon=-104.7045&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5154L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5154L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 452 total, 100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770205008739A

## 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 DEN77FTE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE21), Feb 5, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N5154L), Brighton, 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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