# Accident 19861229085979A: Piper PA28140, Rawlins, WY, December 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1986, 09:05 local time
- Place: Rawlins, WY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7807° N, 107.2201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7807&lon=-107.2201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4388X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4388X-2014-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861229085979A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF AND STRUCK A GRAVEL PILE. THE PILOT FAILED TO REMOVE FROST FROM AIRCRAFT

## 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 DEN87FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA036), Dec 29, 1986: Piper PA-28-140 (N4388X), Rawlins, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N4388X (2)

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

- [Accident 19770320005749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770320005749A), Mar 20, 1977: Piper PA28140 (N4388X), Emmett, ID, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19761231040929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761231040929A), Dec 31, 1976: Piper PA28140 (N4388X), Winnemucca, NV, 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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