# Accident 19800331007249A: Piper PA28R200, Denver, CO, March 31, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1980, 17:49 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Columbine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75139, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75139-2021-08-20) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 372 total, 190 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTE35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800331007249A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ICED AIRPLANE ON LEVEL OFF FOR LANDING. IMPACT WITH RUNWAY DROVE LEFT MAIN GEAR THROUGH TOP OF WING.

## 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 DEN80FTE35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE35), Mar 31, 1980: Piper PA-28R (N75139), Denver, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N75139 (2)

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

- [Accident 20191013019559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191013019559A), Oct 13, 2019: Piper PA-28R-200 (N75139), Springtown, TX, Substantial damage. On October 13, 2019 at approximately 12:15 local time, aircraft N75139, a Piper PA-28R-200, s/n: 28R-7635269, crashed in a grassy field approximately 800 feet…
- [Incident 19810529033509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810529033509I), May 29, 1981: Piper PA28R200 (N75139), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Landed with right gear not fully extended. Maintenance found rod assembly door bolt installed backward.

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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