# Accident 19861015048799A: Piper PA22160, Fort Morgan, CO, October 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1986, 11:40 local time
- Place: Fort Morgan, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2605° N, 103.7902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2605&lon=-103.7902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9748D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9748D-1991-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 14 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861015048799A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY LINING UP ON RUNWAY. ON TOUCHDOWN HE SWERVED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. INITIAL SOLO.

## 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 DEN87LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA005), Oct 15, 1986: Piper PA-22-160 (N9748D), Fort Morgan, 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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