# Accident 19781213038379A: Piper PA28R200, Ft Collins, CO, December 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1978
- Place: Ft Collins, CO
- Airport: Ft Collins
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N1562X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1562X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,091 total, 27 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781213038379A

## 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 DEN79FTE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE09), Dec 13, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N1562X), Ft Collins, 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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