# Incident 19910711034069I: Piper PA28235, Fort Collins, CO, July 11, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1991, 11:30 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8964W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8964W) (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 O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910711034069I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB. LANDED IN FIELD. OIL PUMP HAD FAILED AND ENGINE SEIZED.

## Other reports on N8964W (2)

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

- [Incident 19870812064611I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812064611I), Aug 12, 1987: Piper PA28235 (N8964W), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. During taxi for takeoff N5233T pulled out from parking area. After indications of stopping. Prop struck stabilizer.
- [Incident 19790530028479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790530028479I), May 30, 1979: Piper PA28235 (N8964W), Holabird, SD, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after rolling into soft spot.

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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