# Accident 19800116001029A: Piper PA28201T, Dove Creek, CO, January 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1980, 07:45 local time
- Place: Dove Creek, CO
- Airport: Dove Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7647° N, 108.8886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DOVE CREEK (8V6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7647&lon=-108.8886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3057Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3057Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28201T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80DTE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800116001029A

## Narrative

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

MADE PREMATURE LIFTOFF AT HIGH ALTITUDE.ROUGH FIELD.AIRCRAFT OVER GROSS,UNABLE TO CLIMB.HIT GROUND.COLLAPSED GEAR.

## 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 DEN80DTE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE19), Jan 16, 1980: Piper PA28RT (N3057Z), Dove Creek, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3057Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20050610010459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050610010459I), Jun 10, 2005: Piper PA28RT201 (N3057Z), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On 6/10/2005, N3057Z, a Piper aircraft model PA-28RT-201 aircraft departed from fresno CA, direct brown airfield (sdm) San Diego, CA. The pilot reported…

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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