# Accident 19780218004189A: Piper PA23, Milner, CO, February 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1978
- Place: Milner, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.4847° N, 107.0195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milner, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4847&lon=-107.0195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6049Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6049Y-1982-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM) (registry code 7102313, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 562 total, 386 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780218004189A

## Narrative

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

AIPCRAFT HAD BEEN TIED DOWN IN BELOW ZERO TEMP FOR A WEEK.

## 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 DEN78FTE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE32), Feb 18, 1978: Piper PA-23 (N6049Y), Milner, CO, destroyed

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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