# NTSB DEN80FTE47: Piper PA-38, N2537N, Hudson, CO, May 31, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1980
- Place: Hudson, CO · HUDSON, CO
- Location: 40.0832° N, 104.6200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hudson, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0832&lon=-104.6200&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTE47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1312  80/5/31    HUDSON,CO           PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1100                    N2537N              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      24, 1815 TOTAL HOURS, 280
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLATTE VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOMFIELD,CO               HUDSON,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2537N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2537N-2013-04-15), registration cancelled 2013-04-15, S/N 38-79A0906, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Platte 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 19800531017639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800531017639A), May 31, 1980: Piper PA38112, Hudson, CO, Substantial damage. Caught wing in high grass on edge of runway. Veered off runway, damaged wing and landing gear.

## Other investigations on N2537N (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 MIA87LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA183), Jun 14, 1987: Piper PA-38 (N2537N), Miramar, FL, 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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