# Accident 19770206010829A: Piper PA28180, Ft Collins, CO, February 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1977
- Place: Ft Collins, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9647J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9647J) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 771 total, 37 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770206010829A

## Narrative

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

MOUNTAIN FLYING TRAINING. FLYING UP A CANYON.

## 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 DEN77FTE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE22), Feb 6, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N9647J), Ft. Collins, CO, destroyed

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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