# Accident 19870808043969A: Piper PA22160, Greeley, CO, August 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greely Weld County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4405° N, 104.6694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4405&lon=-104.6694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8433D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8433D-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870808043969A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON A WHEEL LANDING ROLL DURING DUAL INSTRUCTION. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 DEN87LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA214), Aug 8, 1987: Piper PA-22 (N8433D), Greeley, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8433D (2)

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

- [Accident 20120917021579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120917021579A), Sep 17, 2012: Piper PA-22-160 (N8433D), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. PA-22 accident near Montana Creek:a telecom with a state trooper reveals that the CFI was PIC for this flight from Talkeetna to willow airport for a student's…
- [Accident 20080810857729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080810857729A), Aug 10, 2008: Piper PA22160 (N8433D), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot stated that he and his passenger departed carl's landing airstrip (AK19) on a personnel flight. On returning to the airstrip, a normal approach was…

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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