# Accident 19821115062829A: Piper PA28140, Ft Collins, CO, November 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1982, 15:15 local time
- Place: Ft Collins, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6385R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6385R-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 150 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821115062829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO ENRICH MIXTURE DURING DESCENT. ENGINE LOST POWER AND CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY 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 DEN83LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA020), Nov 15, 1982: Piper 28-140 (N6385R), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6385R (1)

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

- [Accident 19891125046709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891125046709A), Nov 25, 1989: Piper PA28140 (N6385R), Steamboat Sprin, CO, Destroyed. Flew into mountain pass in IMC encountered severe downdraft. Tried to turn around. Hit trees. VFR not recommended.

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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