39.2600° N, 106.9123° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at ASPEN (CO03), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 5, 1979 · 15:45 local
Place
Aspen, CO
Airport
Aspen
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N38704
Reported as
Piper PA28R201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,739 total50 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acrft had 50 wt oil in engine and sat outside overnight with temp 25 deg below 0. Engine failed on takeoff.
As the FAA filed it
ACRFT HAD 50 WT OIL IN ENGINE AND SAT OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT WITH TEMP 25 DEG BELOW 0. ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF.