# Accident 19820818039279A: Piper PA28235, Englewood, CO, August 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1982, 17:00 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Arapahoe Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6107° N, 104.8794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6107&lon=-104.8794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16541, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16541-1983-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 577 total, 35 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820818039279A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. CRASHED AGAINST EMBANKMENT SHORT OF RUNWAY. FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON EMPTY AUXILIARY FUEL TANK.

## 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 DEN82DA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA167), Aug 18, 1982: Piper PA-28-235 (N16541), Englewood, 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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