# Incident 19810921067039I: Piper PA28RT201, Gunnison, CO, September 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1981, 13:05 local time
- Place: Gunnison, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5480° N, 106.9246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gunnison, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5480&lon=-106.9246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2895C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2895C) (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 PA28RT201
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810921067039I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STOLEN AND ABANDONED. PILOT RETREIVING AIRCRAFT. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKEOFF DAMAGED PROP, GEAR COWLING

## Other reports on N2895C (1)

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

- [Incident 20250514005469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250514005469I), May 14, 2025: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N2895C), Carlsbad, CA, Minor damage. The pilot was practicing pattern work when he forgot to extend the landing gear prior to landing. The aircaft skidded on it's belly to a stop. The pilot, who…

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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