# Accident 19830727036429A: Piper PA28235, Pitkin, CO, July 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1983, 14:00 local time
- Place: Pitkin, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5996° N, 106.5092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5996&lon=-106.5092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9378W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9378W-2011-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540A4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 309 total, 299 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830727036429A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR MOUNTAINS AND CRASHED AT THE 11800 FOOT LEVEL.

## 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 DEN83FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA180), Jul 27, 1983: Piper PA-28-235C (N9378W), Pitkin, CO, destroyed, 4 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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