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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Steamboat Spgs, CO · September 26, 1976

Date
September 26, 1976
Place
Steamboat Spgs, CO
Airport
Routt County
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N777MF
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN76AD074
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
4,686 total498 in this make and model82 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Witnesses saw turn to final steepen-nose drop misc-aft cargo door came open during takeoff

As the FAA filed it

WITNESSES SAW TURN TO FINAL STEEPEN-NOSE DROP MISC-AFT CARGO DOOR CAME OPEN DURING TAKEOFF

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.