# NTSB DEN65A0063: Piper PA-28, N8890W, Akron, CO, April 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1965
- Place: Akron, CO · AKRON, CO
- Location: 40.1635° N, 103.2203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akron, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1635&lon=-103.2203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179262
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65A0063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65A0063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0246   65/4/4  NR.AKRON COLO         PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1175
        TIME - 1205                    N8890W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT,OUT OF CONTROL.AFTER TIP-TANK FAILURE,DESCENDED INTO IFR WEATHER CONDITIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8890W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8890W-1965-06-25), registration cancelled 1965-06-25, S/N 28-10452 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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