# Accident 19770623019549A: Piper PA28140, Colo Springs, CO, June 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1977
- Place: Colo Springs, CO
- Airport: Peterson Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8038N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8038N-2011-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 254 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTE60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770623019549A

## Narrative

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

UN ESTAB POS CLIMB RATE.HIT ARPT BOUNDARY FENCE.OVERWEIGHT 110LB.DENS ALT 8000FT.

## 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 DEN77FTE60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE60), Jun 23, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N8038N), Colo Springs, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8038N (1)

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

- [Accident 20101017048009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101017048009A), Oct 17, 2010: Piper PA-28-140 (N8038N), Derby, KS, Substantial damage. On October 17th, 2010, at approximately 0835 local time (1335 UTC), a private pilot was involved in an aircraft accident resulting from the aircraft exiting…

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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