# Accident 19940828024029A: Piper PA28180, Trinidad, CO, August 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Trinidad, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1762° N, 104.4903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trinidad, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1762&lon=-104.4903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5372T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5372T-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940828024029A

## Narrative

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

LOW PASSES OVER AREA. TOUCHED DOWN AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. LOST NOSE WHEEL SKIRT.

## 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 FTW94LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA280), Aug 28, 1994: Piper PA-28-180 (N5372T), Trinidad, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE.

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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