# Accident 19780716020159A: Piper PA28R200, Colorado Spngs, CO, July 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1978
- Place: Colorado Spngs, 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: N33445, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33445-1980-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 586 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE74) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780716020159A

## Narrative

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

WINDS VARIABLE NEAR CB.100 LBS OVER WEIGHT.DENSITY ALTITUDE 9000

## 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 DEN78FTE74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE74), Jul 16, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N33445), Colorado Spngs, 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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