# Accident 19840926051499A: Piper PA28161, Kiowa, CO, September 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1984, 12:48 local time
- Place: Kiowa, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3410° N, 104.4597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3410&lon=-104.4597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8145V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8145V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 565 total, 208 in this make and model, 303 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840926051499A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PUT FUEL VALUE ON OFF WHEN CFI REQUESTED CHANGE TANKS ON SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. SAFETY STOP INOPERATIVE.

## 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 DEN84LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA301), Sep 26, 1984: Piper PA-28-161 (N8145V), Kiowa, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8145V (1)

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

- [Incident 20010801027229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010801027229I), Aug 1, 2001: Piper PA28161 (N8145V), Valparaiso, IN, Minor damage. (-23) Investigation of this incident indicated that the student pilot allowed the aircraft to get low and slow, striking a threshold light for runway 18 at…

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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