# Accident 19851116058139A: Piper PA38112, Fort Collins, CO, November 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1985, 08:45 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Airport: Downtown Fort Collins
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6501° N, 105.0304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6501&lon=-105.0304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2601G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 41 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851116058139A

## Narrative

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

SAW CHUNKS OF SNOW ON RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED BUT HIT A CHUNK OF SNOW, VEERED TO SIDE, HIT A SNOW BANK.

## 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 DEN86LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA027), Nov 16, 1985: Piper PA-38-112 (N2601G), Ft. Collins, CO, substantial damage

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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