# NTSB DEN74DTE67: Piper PA-28, N8637W, Wiley, CO, April 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1974
- Place: Wiley, CO · WILEY, CO
- Location: 38.1546° N, 102.7192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wiley, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1546&lon=-102.7192&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTE67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1201  74/4/24    WILEY,COLO          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 235
        TIME - 1730                    N8637W              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILEY STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILEY,COLO                  TRINIDAD,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        REMARKS- CALF RAN ONTO RNWY AFTER COWS HAD BEEN CLRD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8637W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8637W-1975-06-10), registration cancelled 1975-06-10, S/N 28-10153, built 1963 (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
- Airport: Wiley Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740424012609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740424012609A), Apr 24, 1974: Piper PA28235, Wiley, CO, Substantial damage. Calf ran onto rnwy after cows had been clrd.

## Other investigations on N8637W (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 LAX66D0153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0153), Oct 28, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N8637W), Fallbrook, CA, substantial damage

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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