# NTSB DEN81DTC22: Piper PA-28, N7283W, Ft Bridger, WY, August 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1981
- Place: Ft Bridger, WY · FT BRIDGER, WY
- Location: 41.3183° N, 110.3894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Bridger, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3183&lon=-110.3894&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTC22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTC22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3263   81/8/2    FT BRIDGER,WY       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 177
        TIME - 1145                    N7283W              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT BRIDGER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HULLETT,WY                  FT BRIDGER,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7283W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7283W-1983-01-18), registration cancelled 1983-01-18, S/N 28-1123 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft Bridger

## 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 19810802046839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810802046839A), Aug 2, 1981: Piper PA28180, Ft Bridger, WY, Substantial damage. Landed too long, began goaround. Ran off end of runway. Jumped a ditch and hit a 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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