# Accident 19960902025679A: Piper PA32R300, Salida, CO, September 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1996
- Place: Salida, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 38.5308° N, 105.9997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5308&lon=-105.9997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7640F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7640F-2020-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960902025679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER IN FLIGHT, MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD, STRUCK A FENCE AND CAME TO REST IN DITCH.

## 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 FTW96LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA369), Sep 2, 1996: Piper PA-32R-300 (N7640F), Salida, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: total failure of the induction air control linkage (bolt), which allowed the alternate air door to close and starve the engine of air.

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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