# Accident 19890819030509A: Piper PA28235, Dove Creek, CO, August 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1989, 08:45 local time
- Place: Dove Creek, CO
- Airport: Dove Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7594° N, 108.9005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7594&lon=-108.9005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56654, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56654-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,807 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890819030509A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB OVER WIRES AND RISING TERRAIN ABORTED CLIMB. WING STALLED AND WAS SEVERED BY GROUND IMPACT LANDING.

## 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 DEN89LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA196), Aug 19, 1989: Piper PA-28-235 (N56654), Dove Creek, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, UPHILL SLOPING RUNWAY, FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST AND USE ALL OF THE AVAILABLE…

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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