# Accident 19860928048499A: Piper PA28R201, Englewood, CO, September 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1986, 11:04 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Arapahoe County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7393° N, 104.8596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7393&lon=-104.8596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3482M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 13 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860928048499A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED WIND SHEAR AT DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS HIGH.

## 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 DEN86LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA261), Sep 28, 1986: Piper PA-28R-201 (N3482M), Englewood, 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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