# NTSB DEN79DTC15: Piper PA-24, N8436P, Rock Springs, WY, May 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1979
- Place: Rock Springs, WY · ROCK SPRINGS, WY
- Location: 41.5947° N, 109.2209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Springs, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5947&lon=-109.2209&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DTC15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTC15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1428  79/5/31    ROCK SPRINGS,WY     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2080
        TIME - 1215                    N8436P              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 307 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCK SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCK SPRINGS,WY             CHICAGO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT BARRIERS ON CLOSED RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8436P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rock Springs

## 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 19790531012779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790531012779A), May 31, 1979: Piper PA24400, Rock Springs, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to takeoff from a closed runway. Hit barrier.

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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