# Incident 19851212072109I: Piper PA28R200, Durango, CO, December 12, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2645° N, 107.8741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durango, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2645&lon=-107.8741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4438X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4438X-1989-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 5 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851212072109I

## Narrative

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

SEARCH PROCEDURES INITIATED DUE TO FAILURE TO EXTEND OR CLOSE FLIGHT PLAN. OFF COURSE AND VECTORS GIVEN TO AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N4438X (1)

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

- [Incident 19860827042549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860827042549I), Aug 27, 1986: Piper PA28R200 (N4438X), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Maintenance unable to determine cause.

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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