Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-28R-201T N37550

8 December 1985 · Aurora, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 December 1985 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-28R-201T registered N37550 was involved in an accident near Aurora, Colorado, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Nearest airport
Centennial (APA)
Coordinates
39.6290, -104.7806
Aircraft
Piper PA-28R-201T
Registration
N37550
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Springfield
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN86LA047

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A FENCE WHILE DIVERTING OFF THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE TO MAKE ROOM FOR ANOTHER ONCOMING ACFT. CONTACT WITH THE FENCE RESULTED IN A BENT SPAR IN THE RIGHT WING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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