# Accident 19811024069319A: Piper PA28236, Durango, CO, October 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: La Plata Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2645° N, 107.8741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durango, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2645&lon=-107.8741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80904 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 85 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811024069319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING CROSS WIND LANDING.

## 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 DEN82FTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE05), Oct 24, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N80904), Durango, CO, substantial damage

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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