# Incident 20170127001569I: Piper PA-32-260, Kim, CO, January 27, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2017, 16:30 local time
- Place: Kim, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2471° N, 103.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kim, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2471&lon=-103.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3938W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3938W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 570 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170127001569I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 27, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:00 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), N3938W, A PIPER PA-32-260 WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 8500' MSL THEN HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE.  THE PILOT LANDED ON AN ADJACENT ROAD NEAR KIM COLORADO.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITION (VMC). THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N3938W (1)

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

- [Incident 20120312003209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120312003209I), Mar 12, 2012: Piper PA-32-260 (N3938W), Bushland, TX, Minor damage. Pilot/mechanic performed maintenance on engine's #5 cylinder valve seat. During course of maintenance removed and reinstalled oil plug. Did not torque plug to…

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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