# Accident 19870817045809A: Piper PA28R180, Steamboat Sprin, CO, August 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1987, 08:20 local time
- Place: Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4756° N, 106.8229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Steamboat Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4756&lon=-106.8229&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7494J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,353 total, 800 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870817045809A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HIT RISING TERRAIN. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS HIGH. ALLOWED AUTO GEAR TO EXTEND REDUCING CLIMB ABILITY.

## 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 DEN87LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA221), Aug 17, 1987: Piper PA-28R-180 (N7494J), Steamboat Sprin, CO, destroyed

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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