# Accident 19850321009239A: Piper PA28181, Vail, CO, March 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1985, 20:20 local time
- Place: Vail, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6407° N, 106.3899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6407&lon=-106.3899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8359B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8359B-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850321009239A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA OF RISING TERRAIN AT NIGHT. FUEL SUPPLY MAY HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED. WEATHER A FACTOR.

## 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 DEN85FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA102), Mar 22, 1985: Piper PA-28-181 (N8359B), Vail, CO, destroyed, 2 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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