# Accident 19791017029439A: Piper PA23, Byers, CO, October 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1979, 14:45 local time
- Place: Byers, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7094° N, 104.2128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byers, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7094&lon=-104.2128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3986X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3986X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 142 total, 112 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80DTE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017029439A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE STRUCK A ROAD ON LANDING. THE ROAD WAS HIGHER THAN THE RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN80DTE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE03), Oct 17, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N3986X), Byers, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3986X (1)

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

- [Accident 19900502013179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900502013179A), May 2, 1990: Piper PA28151 (N3986X), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. Rough engine on climbout. Made forced landing on downwind runway and overran runway. Had fouled spark plugs.

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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