# NTSB DEN68A0042: Piper PA-28, N8944J, Lafayette, CO, March 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1968
- Place: Lafayette, CO · LAFAYETTE, CO
- Location: 39.9948° N, 105.0997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9948&lon=-105.0997&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68A0042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0948   68/3/5    LAFAYETTE,COLO      PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 0951                    N8944J              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- NO SPIN RECOVERY TRAINING.REAR CG EXCEEDED APPROX 4 IN.ACFT FIRST SEEN IN SPIN APPROX 1500 FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8944J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8944J-1968-04-22), registration cancelled 1968-04-22, S/N 28-2962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (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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