# NTSB DEN74DTE70: Piper PA-22, N2856Z, Amherst, CO, May 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1974
- Place: Amherst, CO · AMHERST, CO
- Location: 40.6832° N, 102.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amherst, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6832&lon=-102.1726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124377
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTE70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1142   74/5/3  NR.AMHERST,COLO       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 150
        TIME - 0600                    N2856Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAUERLY STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OGALLALA,NEBR              AMHERST,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- UN STOP ON WET FROSTY STRIP,HIT HOLE AVOIDING POLE & FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2856Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2856Z), registered now, S/N 22-6853, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bauerly 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 19740503011939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740503011939A), May 3, 1974: Piper PA22150, Amherst, CO, Substantial damage. Un stop on wet frosty strip,hit hole avoiding pole & fence.

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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