# Accident 19960112000469A: Piper PA28181, Collbran, CO, January 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1996, 12:30 local time
- Place: Collbran, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2300° N, 107.9497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2300&lon=-107.9497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2132J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2132J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,879 total, 184 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960112000469A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE DOWNDRAFT IN CANYON. UNABLE CLEAR TREES LANDED ON FROZEN LAKE. SLID ON ICE UP AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 FTW96LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA090), Jan 12, 1996: Piper PA-28-181 (N2132J), Collbran, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional flight at low altitude, which resulted in inadequate terrain clearance to compensate for a downdraft. The downdraft was a related factor.

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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