# Accident 19970515010789A: Piper PA28R201T, Fort Collins, CO, May 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1997
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.5505° N, 105.0590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5505&lon=-105.0590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43761, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43761) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970515010789A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, DIVERTED, AND LANDED GEAR UP.

## 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 FTW97LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA192), May 15, 1997: Piper PA-28R-210T (N43761), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to know and follow the emergency procedure for extending the landing gear after loss of electrical power. Factors relating to the accident were: an inoperative alternator,…

## Other reports on N43761 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20040203001709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040203001709I), Feb 3, 2004: Piper PA28R201T (N43761), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft departed cma bound for san around 1200 hours. The pilot stated that after take off he retracted the landing gear but the intransit light did not…

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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