# NTSB DEN71AD042: Piper PA-32, N8645N, Rocky Ford, CO, April 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1971
- Place: Rocky Ford, CO · ROCKY FORD, CO
- Location: 38.0499° N, 103.7221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Ford, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0499&lon=-103.7221&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71AD042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71AD042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4230  71/4/28    ROCKY FORD,COLO     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 312
        TIME - 0840                    N8645N              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MELON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOVINGTON,N MEX             ROCKY FORD,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RWY DWNSLP-ACFT ROLLED BEYOND RWY END INTO DITCH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8645N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Melon

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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