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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper 601PSMITH · Aspen, CO · March 18, 1979

Date
March 18, 1979 · 16:04 local
Place
Aspen, CO
Airport
Pitken Co
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N35FC
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79FA030
Reported as
Piper 601PSMITH
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540S1A5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total11 in this make and model11 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.

Stated engine out on climb out. Acft at gross,near se ceiling. Tried to return. Lost control acft. Hit short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

STATED ENGINE OUT ON CLIMB OUT.ACFT AT GROSS,NEAR SE CEILING.TRIED TO RETURN.LOST CONTROL ACFT.HIT SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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