# Accident 19731007036799A: Piper PA32RT300, Aspen, CO, October 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1973
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Pitkin County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3234W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3234W-2009-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 253 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731007036799A

## Narrative

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

KNOWN TURB & DWN DRAFTS DEP END OF RWY.DENSITY ALT ABT 9700 FT.NR MAX GROSS WT.UN MAINTAIN FLT.

## 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 DEN74FTE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE25), Oct 7, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N3234W), Aspen, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3234W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730314005649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730314005649A), Mar 14, 1973: Piper PA32260 (N3234W), Aurora, CO, Minor damage. Plt not properly certd for flt. One pax had no seat or seat belt.a pax deplaned to remove a chock.

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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