# Accident 19920413009979A: Piper PA28R201T, Briggsdale, CO, April 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1992, 18:30 local time
- Place: Briggsdale, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CBYA
- Location: 40.6302° N, 104.3207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6302&lon=-104.3207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2742M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2742M-1992-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920413009979A

## Narrative

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

PITCH OVER MANEUVERS AT LOW ALTITUDE. IMPACTED GROUND WINGS LEVEL BOUNCED INTO AIR. LANDED INVERTED.

## 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 SEA92FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA077), Apr 14, 1992: Piper PA-28R-201T (N2742M), Briggsdale, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PROPER ALTITUDE WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS INCLUDE OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY.

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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