# Accident 20191015019269A: Piper PA-38-112, Peyton, CO, October 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2019, 09:00 local time
- Place: Peyton, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9428° N, 104.5700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9428&lon=-104.5700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9708T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9708T-2021-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 609 total, 600 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191015019269A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 08, VEERED TO THE LEFT, HITTING HORSE CORAL FENCE. AIRCRAFT STOPPED INSIDE OF HORSE CORAL.

## 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 GAA20CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA014), Oct 15, 2019: Piper PA38 (N9708T), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading while taking off with a gusting tailwind, which resulted in impact with a fence.

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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