# Accident 20210610006339A: Piper PA-32-260, Lafayetter, CO, June 10, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2021, 19:10 local time
- Place: Lafayetter, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0306° N, 105.1037° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0306&lon=-105.1037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3793W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3793W) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,245 total, 1 in this make and model, 169 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210610006339A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 10TH, 2021, AT 1910 MST NEAR THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE, COLORADO, AIRPLANE N3793W, A PIPER PA-32-260 EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT RETURNING TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (KBJC) IN BROOMFIELD, COLORADO. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A FIELD, ROLLED THROUGH A FENCE, STRUCK A BERM, THEN SLID ACROSS THE ADJACENT FIELD BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD. NEITHER HAD INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN21LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA261), Jun 11, 2021: Piper PA32 (N3793W), Lafayette, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s improper fuel management that resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N3793W (1)

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

- [Accident 19740129001689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740129001689A), Jan 29, 1974: Piper PA32260 (N3793W), Cleveland, OH, Substantial damage. Carb heat valve found in cold psn.

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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