# Accident 19841007058439A: Piper PA22160, Rocky Ford, CO, October 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1984, 13:30 local time
- Place: Rocky Ford, CO
- Airport: Rocky Ford
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0395° N, 103.7197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0395&lon=-103.7197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8759D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8759D-1985-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,240 total, 180 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841007058439A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT. ENGINE CRANKSHAFT AND BEARINGS BADLY WORN.

## 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 DEN85LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA006), Oct 7, 1984: Piper PA-22 (N8759D), Rocky Ford, CO, destroyed

## Other reports on N8759D (1)

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

- [Incident 19840326025599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840326025599I), Mar 26, 1984: Piper PA22160 (N8759D), Mooreland, OK, Minor damage. Engine quit en route. Landed in an open field. Cause of power loss not determined.

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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