# Accident 19970618047819A: Piper PA32300T, Delnorte, CO, June 18, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1997, 12:38 local time
- Place: Delnorte, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6697° N, 106.3505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6697&lon=-106.3505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8056Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300T
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970618047819A

## Narrative

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

(-16) ON 06-18-97 AT 1238 MDT A PA-32-300RT, N8056Y WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AT THE DEL NORTE AIRPORT DEL NORTE, CO. THE PRIVATE PILOT WILLIAM L. GRAY WAS UNINJURED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HALF OFF THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY THE LEFT MAIN TORE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A HALT WITH THE AIRCRAFT RESTING ON ITS LEFT WING.

## 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 FTW97LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA230), Jun 18, 1997: Piper PA-32-300T (N8056Y), Del Norte, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain proper runway alignment. Factors were his attention being diverted by a rough running engine because the fuel injectors were partially blocked.

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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