# Accident 19821112059679A: Piper PA60601P, Fountain, CO, November 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1982, 23:01 local time
- Place: Fountain, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6609° N, 104.6902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6609&lon=-104.6902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3641T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83AA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83AA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821112059679A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT AILERON AND WING PORTION FAILED FROM OVERLOAD IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT IMPACT NEAR VERTICAL. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS

## 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 DEN83AA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83AA019), Nov 13, 1982: Piper 601P (N3641T), Fountain, CO, destroyed, 2 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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