Piper PA-28-235 N9186W
21 September 1985 · Sugar City, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 September 1985 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-235 registered N9186W, operated by Lawrence P. Whistle, was involved in an accident near Sugar City, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sugar City, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ordway (25V)
- Coordinates
- 38.2301, -103.6594
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-235
- Registration
- N9186W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lawrence P. Whistle
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Denver → Taos
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN85LA245
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
PLTS WERE PARTICIPATING IN MILE-HIGH AIR DERBY BETWEEN DENVER, COLORADO AND TAOS, NEW MEXICO. ACFT WAS FLYING 50 FT AGL AND AT FULL THROTTLE. WHEN PLT DEPRESSED MICROPHONE BUTTON TO GIVE POSITION REPORT, A MUFFLED EXPLOSION WAS HEARD. CABIN IMMEDIATELY FILLED WITH SMOKE AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN OPEN FIELD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-236 | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | Taylor MacHine Co. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Cherry Valley, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Washington Twp., Indiana, United States | Bowman Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | Thunderbird Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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