# Accident 19780611042689A: Piper PA28180, Silverton, CO, June 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1978
- Place: Silverton, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 37.8108° N, 107.6650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silverton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8108&lon=-107.6650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9669J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9669J-2009-09-21) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780611042689A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT SITE 11000FT MSL.DENS ALT COMPUTED TO BE 14000FT.

## 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 DEN78FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA050), Jun 11, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N9669J), Silverton, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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