# NTSB DEN82FTC01: Piper PA-28, N8972C, Powell, WY, October 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1981
- Place: Powell, WY · POWELL, WY
- Location: 44.7618° N, 108.7576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Powell, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7618&lon=-108.7576&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122880
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FTC01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTC01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2945  81/10/23 NR.POWELL,WY          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 440
        TIME - 1345                    N8972C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 437 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHERIDAN,WY                POWELL,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- LNDD ON GRAVEL ROAD,HIT POST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8972C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8972C), registered now, S/N 28-7690174, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19811023070049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811023070049A), Oct 23, 1981: Piper PA28181, Powell, WY, Substantial damage. Landed on a road by prior arrangement with owner. Failed to note posts on road edge. Wing hit post on roll out.

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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