# NTSB Accident DEN89LA171
> **PIPER PA-28-161** · 1989-07-15 · ALPINE, WY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN89LA171
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28811
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-07-15
- **Location:** ALPINE, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.160945, -111.009117
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N21170
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

PILOT'S DECISION TO LAND AT AN UNLIGHTED AIRPORT AT NIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND OVERRAN THE RUNWAY.

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