# Accident 19840307007439A: Piper PA24400, Saratoga, WY, March 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1984, 22:17 local time
- Place: Saratoga, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4493° N, 106.8092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4493&lon=-106.8092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400SB-1992-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840307007439A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED A MOUNTAINSIDE EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. WAS OFF COURSE ON DIRECT ROUTE THAT HAD LOWER TERRAIN.

## 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 DEN84FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA108), Mar 8, 1984: Piper PA-24-400 (N400SB), Saratoga, WY, substantial damage, 1 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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