# Accident 19850921054759A: Piper PA28235, Sugar City, CO, September 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sugar City, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2301° N, 103.6594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2301&lon=-103.6594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9186W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 222 total, 91 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850921054759A

## Narrative

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

EXPLOSION AND COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE.  SAFE LANDING.  FUEL LINE LEAK IGNITED BY SPARK BETWEEN RADIO CONTACTS.

## 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 DEN85LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA245), Sep 21, 1985: Piper PA-28-235 (N9186W), Sugar City, CO, destroyed

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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