# Accident 19950703016099A: Piper PA28140, Colorado Spring, CO, July 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1995, 16:17 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: 38.8092° N, 104.7102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8092&lon=-104.7102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55365, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55365-1996-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950703016099A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE CLIMB ON TAKEOFF IN HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND DOWNDRAFTS. SETTLED INTO GRAVEL PIT. 8000FT 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 FTW95LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA274), Jul 3, 1995: Piper PA-28-140 (N55365), Colorado Spgs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT WINDSHEAR ENCOUNTER. A FACTOR WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

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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