# Accident 19881018046909A: Piper PA28140, Garfield, CO, October 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1988, 17:10 local time
- Place: Garfield, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5493° N, 106.2893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5493&lon=-106.2893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3913K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3913K-1991-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,075 total, 300 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881018046909A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE DOWNDRAFT TRYING TO CROSS A MOUNTAIN PASS. STRUCK TREES AND BURNED.

## 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 DEN89FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA017), Oct 18, 1988: Piper PA-28-140 (N3913K), Garfield, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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