# Accident 19890714040859A: Piper PA28161, Alpine, WY, July 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1989, 22:15 local time
- Place: Alpine, WY
- Airport: Alpine Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1609° N, 111.0091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1609&lon=-111.0091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21170, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21170-2018-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 24 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890714040859A

## Narrative

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

LANDED AT NIGHT ON A UNLIGHTED RUNWAY AND RAN OFF END INTO A DITCH.

## 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 DEN89LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA171), Jul 15, 1989: Piper PA-28-161 (N21170), Alpine, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S DECISION TO LAND AT AN UNLIGHTED AIRPORT AT NIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND OVERRAN THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N21170 (3)

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

- [Accident 19930930037099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930930037099A), Sep 30, 1993: Piper PA28161 (N21170), Tooele, UT, Substantial damage. First touch and go. Nosed pitched up adding power. Veered left due p factor impact off side of runway.
- [Incident 19860420028889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860420028889I), Apr 20, 1986: Piper PA28161 (N21170), Provo, UT, Minor damage. Solo student veered off the runway after landing. Damage to landing gear, engine cowling and propeller.
- [Incident 19801003082279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801003082279I), Oct 3, 1980: Piper PA28161 (N21170), Elk City, ID, Minor damage. Nose wheel struck a ditch after precautionary landing which was made due to turbulence.

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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