# Accident 19800531017639A: Piper PA38112, Hudson, CO, May 31, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Hudson, CO
- Airport: Platte Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0832° N, 104.6200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hudson, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0832&lon=-104.6200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2537N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2537N-2013-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,815 total, 280 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTE47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800531017639A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT WING IN HIGH GRASS ON EDGE OF RUNWAY. VEERED OFF RUNWAY, DAMAGED WING AND LANDING 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 DEN80FTE47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE47), May 31, 1980: Piper PA-38 (N2537N), Hudson, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2537N (1)

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

- [Accident 19870614020159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870614020159A), Jun 14, 1987: Piper PA38112 (N2537N), Hollywood, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the runway and struck a sign post. The solo student was practicing touch and gos.

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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