# Accident 19850831042069A: Piper PA18150, Peyton, CO, August 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1985, 15:25 local time
- Place: Peyton, CO
- Airport: Bijou Springs Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0298° N, 104.4797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0298&lon=-104.4797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14331 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,659 total, 71 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831042069A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AFTER UPHILL TAKEOFF WITH DENSITY ALTITUDE OF 9840 FEET AND NEAR GROSS WEIGHT. STRUCK GROUND AND BURNED.

## 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 DEN85FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA229), Aug 31, 1985: Piper PA-18-150 (N14331), Peyton, 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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