# Accident 19910810033269A: Piper PA32300, Colorado Spring, CO, August 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1991, 06:40 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8206° N, 104.7005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8206&lon=-104.7005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44641, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44641-1994-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910810033269A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FORCED TO LAND. STRUCK EMBANKMENT. WAS 311LBS OVER GROSS AT 7500 FT DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 DEN91FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA111), Aug 10, 1991: Piper PA-32-300 (N44641), Colorado Spring, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT EXCEEDED WEIGHT AND BALANCE LIMITATIONS. FACTORS WERE: HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N44641 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750513011629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750513011629A), May 13, 1975: Piper PA32300 (N44641), Sevierville, TN, Substantial damage. Acft abt 87 lb ovr allowable gross weight. Plt thought acft felt mushy aftr tkof.

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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