# NTSB DEN80DTE19: Piper PA28RT, N3057Z, Dove Creek, CO, January 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1980
- Place: Dove Creek, CO · DOVE CREEK, CO
- Location: 37.7668° N, 108.9072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dove Creek, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7668&lon=-108.9072&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131528
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DTE19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1319  80/1/16    DOVE CREEK,CO       PIPER PA28RT        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 137
        TIME - 0730                    N3057Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOVE CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          RIVERSIDE, CA               DENVER,CO                    DOVE CREEK,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      20
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           45                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF 38LBS OVR MAX GROSS WT.ARPT ELEV 6975FT MSL.RWY SLOPED UPHILL IN DIRECTION OF TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3057Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3057Z), registered now, S/N 28R-7918122, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28RT-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (registry code 7102818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dove Creek

## 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 19800116001029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800116001029A), Jan 16, 1980: Piper PA28201T, Dove Creek, CO, Substantial damage. Made premature liftoff at high altitude. Rough field. Aircraft over gross,unable to climb. Hit ground. Collapsed gear.

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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