# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28R-200, CO

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN26LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA001.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Colorado Springs, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Oct 1, 2025 · N999AD · Substantial damage
  > On October 1, 2025, about 0412 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-200 airplane, N999AD, was substantially damaged during an accident near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The pilot sustained minor injuries, and the 2 passengers were not injured. The airplane…
- [NTSB CEN20CA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA332.md): Piper PA28R · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Aug 8, 2020 · N4964S · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor did not maintain a proper approach path and landing flare during a landing with a tailwind, which resulted in a hard landing and damaged landing gear. During the subsequent landing with damaged landing gear, the flight instructor lost…
- [NTSB CEN17LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA122.md): Piper PA 28R-200 · Centennial, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 2017 · N2702R · Substantial damage
  > The loss of airplane control during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB FTW02FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA262.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Chromo, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 2002 · N6227J · Destroyed
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain clearance with the mountainous terrain during the cross-country flight. A contributing factor was the dark night light conditions.
- [NTSB FTW95FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA002.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Pagosa Springs, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1994 · N1480X · Destroyed
  > The pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather. Factors were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the geographic area, the turbulence and high density altitude.
- [NTSB DEN92LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA075.md): Piper PA-28-200R · Nederland, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1992 · N75350 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of power for undetermined reasons. A factor was: no suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB DEN86LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA065.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Sterling, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 16, 1986 · N33535 · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt, during the checkride for his commercial plt certificate, the flt examiner gave him a simulated electrical failure & turned the landing lights off. The plt stated that during the night landing flare, he lost visual reference with the rwy…
- [NTSB DEN82DA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA137.md): Piper PA-28R · Near Almosa, CO · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 17, 1982 · N5114S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that during flight, his oil temperature began to rise and he elected to land on an abandoned air strip. During the landing, the aircraft encountered rough, uneven terrain, and subsequently, the landing gear and right wing were damaged. An…
- [NTSB DEN80FTE35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE35.md): Piper PA-28R · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 31, 1980 · N75139 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79FTE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE09.md): Piper PA-28R · Ft Collins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 13, 1978 · N1562X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79FTE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE08.md): Piper PA28R · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 1, 1978 · N6507J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN78FTE74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE74.md): Piper PA-28 · Colorado Spngs, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 16, 1978 · N33445 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN78DTE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTE13.md): Piper PA-28R · Paonia, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 26, 1977 · N41373 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN77FTE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE29.md): Piper PA-28 · Englewood, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 23, 1977 · N4992T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN77FTE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE08.md): Piper PA-28R · Boulder, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 24, 1976 · N9350K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN75FTE36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE36.md): Piper PA-28R · Longmont, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 29, 1974 · N2079T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN74FTE58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE58.md): Piper PA-28R · Pueblo, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 17, 1974 · N4337T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN74AD039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD039.md): Piper PA-28R · Pueblo, CO · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Feb 17, 1974 · N15654 · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN74DTE41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE41.md): Piper PA-28R · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 24, 1974 · N56696 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN73DTE83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTE83.md): Piper PA-28R · Cripple Crk, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 3, 1973 · N15362 · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN72DTE68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTE68.md): Piper PA-28R · Alamosa, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 29, 1972 · N9371N · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CO' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102811'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102811&state=CO

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