# Accident 19850917045549A: Piper PA28181, Holyoke, CO, September 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1985, 08:45 local time
- Place: Holyoke, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5792° N, 102.2991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5792&lon=-102.2991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3562G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3562G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 311 total, 311 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850917045549A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT IN VARIABLE WIND CONDITIONS. STRUCK A WIND TEE, CONTINUED INTO A FIELD.

## 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 DEN85LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA243), Sep 17, 1985: Piper PA-28-181 (N3562G), Holyoke, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3562G (1)

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

- [Incident 20240506005379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240506005379I), May 6, 2024: Piper PA-28-181 (N3562G), Romeo, MI, Minor damage. The instructor and rated private pilot were working on a flight review. The landing was a little harder than normal. After touching down the right main gear…

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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