- Date
- February 13, 1988, 18:30 local (Feb 14, 1988, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Aurora, CO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9419CPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880213004839A
- Case key
- 17455
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Flare - misjudgedFactor
Go-around - attemptedFactor
Raising of flaps - not performedFactor
Proper alignment - not maintainedCause
Light condition - dark nightFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - snowbankFactor
Nose gear collapsed
Landing gear,nose gear - overloadFactor
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9419C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7816474
- Airframe hours
- 3,826
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Midfield Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 10, 1987 · 47 hours before
- Departed
- 4AC · Albuquerque, NM
- Destination
- O1V · Aurora, CO
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- O1V · Aurora, runway 32, 5,000 × 40 ft, asphalt
N9419CRegistration cancelled Nov 14, 2006 · Piper PA-28-161Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 136 total · 10 in this make and model · 62 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 320° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9419C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DFW06CA132Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMarietta, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing factors were the dark night conditions and the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation.NTSB DFW05LA054Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDecatur, TXThe student pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance and the instructor's inadequate supervision. Contributing factors were the prevailing dark night conditions, and the power line.