# NTSB DEN76DTE80: Piper PA-28, N8845W, Silver Cliff, CO, July 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1976
- Place: Silver Cliff, CO · SILVER CLIFF, CO
- Location: 38.1292° N, 105.3992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver Cliff, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1292&lon=-105.3992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DTE80
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTE80

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1588   76/7/1    SILVER CLIFF,CO     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 130
        TIME - 2300                    N8845W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO SPRINGS,CO         SILVER CLIFF,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED AT NIGHT AT UNLIGHTED AIRPORT.AUTOMOBILE LIGHTS USED TO MARK RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8845W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8845W-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 28-10396 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Valley

## 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 19760701018409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760701018409A), Jul 1, 1976: Piper PA28235, Silver Cliff, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot landed at night at unlighted airport. Automobile lights used to mark runway

## Other investigations on N8845W (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 SEA96LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA003), Oct 6, 1995: Piper PA-28-235 (N8845W), Mulino, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilots to use carburetor heat during a reduced power descent. A factor was the carburetor icing conditions.

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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