# Accident 19850810041699A: Piper PA60600, Denver, CO, August 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1985, 19:47 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.7408° N, 104.8594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7408&lon=-104.8594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3643R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3643R-2014-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 7106001, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1J5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,529 total, 97 in this make and model, 259 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850810041699A

## Narrative

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

STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB TO AVOID 727 TURBULENCE.  AIRCRAFT WAS OVERGROSS.  BURNED ON IMPACT.

## 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 DEN85FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA214), Aug 11, 1985: Piper PA-60-600 (N3643R), Denver, CO, destroyed

## Other reports on N3643R (1)

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

- [Incident 19850412023129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850412023129I), Apr 12, 1985: Piper PA60600 (N3643R), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Upper portion of cabin door departed aircraft on takeoff. Door had torn loose from its top mounting.

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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