# Incident 19811007073209I: Piper PA28*, Eagle, CO, October 7, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1981, 09:38 local time
- Place: Eagle, CO
- Airport: Eagle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6427° N, 106.9159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAGLE COUNTY RGNL (EGE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6427&lon=-106.9159&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38703, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38703) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28*
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 150 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811007073209I

## Narrative

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

DEAD STICK, GEAR-UP LANDING DUE TO FUEL LINE FITTING BREAK AND POSSIBLITY OF FIRE IF GEAR LOWERED ELECTRICALLY.

## Other reports on N38703 (2)

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

- [Accident 19970316003169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970316003169A), Mar 16, 1997: Piper PA28R201T (N38703), Hartsel, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft experienced engine trouble, landed in a field near highway, hit a fence. Damaged wings and fuel tank.
- [Incident 19941221046449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941221046449I), Dec 21, 1994: Piper PA28R201T (N38703), Denver, CO, Minor damage. All three landing gear collapsed on touch and go landing. Gear tested normal after put on jacks.

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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