# NTSB DEN82FTE01: Piper PA-32, N3900W, Akron, CO, October 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1981
- Place: Akron, CO · AKRON, CO
- Location: 40.1635° N, 103.2203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akron, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1635&lon=-103.2203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123125
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FTE01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3222   81/10/3   AKRON,CO            PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 429
        TIME - 2150                    N3900W              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,CO                    BOULDER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- 32FT CHANGE IN RWY ELEVATION,MOST OCCURRING IN 1ST HALF OF RWY 27.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3900W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3900W), registered now, S/N 32-846, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Akron

## 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 19811003065059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811003065059A), Oct 3, 1981: Piper PA32260, Akron, CO, Substantial damage. Unable to see last half of runway lights due to slope of runway. Drifted off alignment on premature liftoff,crashed

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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