# Accident 19720509000009A: Piper PA23250, Estes Park, CO, May 9, 1972

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1972, 17:45 local time
- Place: Estes Park, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3689° N, 105.5312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Estes Park, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3689&lon=-105.5312&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4909P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4909P-2012-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19720509000009A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WRECAKAGE FOUND 9 YEARS AFTER ACCIDENT. AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAIN IN LEVEL FLIGHT.POSSIBLE WEATHER INVOLVED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN81FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA070), May 9, 1972: Piper PA-23 (N4909P), Estes Park, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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