# Accident 19840709030849A: Piper PA28140, Empire, CO, July 9, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1984, 09:40 local time
- Place: Empire, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7499° N, 105.6806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7499&lon=-105.6806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9638W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,025 total, 50 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840709030849A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN IN A MOUNTAIN PASS. MADE A 180 TOO LATE AND CRASH LANDED ON A LEVEL PAVED AREA.

## 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 DEN84LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA214), Jul 9, 1984: Piper PA-28 (N9638W), Empire, CO, substantial damage

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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