# Accident 20251110019839A: Piper PA-28-235, Castle Rock, CO, November 10, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2025, 18:15 local time
- Place: Castle Rock, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3809° N, 104.8695° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3809&lon=-104.8695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9143W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9143W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (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-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251110019839A

## Narrative

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

CASTLE ROCK, CO: N9143W, P28A, REPORTED A ROUGH

RUNNING ENGINE THEN MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING

ON PRAIRE HAWK DR NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF

WOLFENSBERGER RD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A VEHICLE

WITH 2 PEOPLE INSIDE, NO INJURIES TO THE VEHICLE

OCCUPANTS. POB: 3, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE:

SUBSTANTIAL. 11/11/2025 0115Z  AIRCRAFT PENDING TEARDOWN INSPECTION BY NTSB, WILL UPDATE AND AMEND REPORT AS NEEDED.

## 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 CEN26LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA042), Nov 11, 2025: Piper PA-28-235 (N9143W), Castle Rock, CO, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N9143W (1)

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

- [Incident 19800914067919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800914067919I), Sep 14, 1980: Piper PA28235 (N9143W), Ravenna, OH. Pilot ran out of fuel in aux tank, made emergency landing. Fuel was aboard in other tanks.

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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