# Accident 19851122057829A: Piper PA28RT201T, Cheyenne Wells, CO, November 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1985, 16:55 local time
- Place: Cheyenne Wells, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8102° N, 102.3496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8102&lon=-102.3496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2925U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2925U-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 30 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851122057829A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES AFTER ENCOUNTERING IFR WEATHER. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND 4 MILES FROM WIRE STRIKE 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 DEN86FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA028), Nov 22, 1985: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N2925U), Cheyenne Wells, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N2925U (1)

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

- [Incident 19840430014899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840430014899I), Apr 30, 1984: Piper PA28RT201T (N2925U), Grand Island, NE, Minor damage. Landing gear retracted at rotation. Broken insulation on a clock wire attached to the landing gear switch shorted.

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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