# Accident 19780605033709A: Piper PA31T1, Lamar, CO, June 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1978
- Place: Lamar, CO
- Airport: Lamar Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.0760° N, 102.6147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamar, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0760&lon=-102.6147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N176CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176CC-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780605033709A

## Narrative

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

TWO LARGE DOGS & ONE CAT IN ACFT UNRESTRAINED.PLT/MD FLEW APRX 6H PERFORMED 2 OPNS DAY OF ACDT

## 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 DEN78FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA046), Jun 5, 1978: Piper PA-31T (N176CC), Lamar, CO, destroyed, 4 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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