# Accident 19811224083299A: Piper PA32300, Buena Vista, CO, December 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Buena Vista, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8299° N, 106.1407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buena Vista, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8299&lon=-106.1407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32916, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32916-1984-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 7 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FTE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811224083299A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WHEN IT WAS UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN. PILOT LOST TRYING HIKE OUT.

## 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 DEN82FTE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE14), Dec 24, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N32916), Buena Vista, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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