# Accident 19820824055059A: Piper PA28RT201T, Chromo, CO, August 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1982, 06:00 local time
- Place: Chromo, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0364° N, 106.8434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chromo, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0364&lon=-106.8434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3072Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3072Z-1983-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 711 total, 23 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/19820824055059A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING CRUISE. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AND WAS DESTROYED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N3072Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19810227006449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810227006449I), Feb 27, 1981: Piper PA28RT201 (N3072Z), Deming, NM, Minor damage. Engine stopped when right tank went dry. Switched to left tank but engine would not start. Wheels up landing.

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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