# Accident 19790318037529A: Piper 601PSMITH, Aspen, CO, March 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1979, 16:04 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Pitken Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35FC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35FC-1979-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601PSMITH
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790318037529A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN79FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA030), Mar 18, 1979: Aerostar 601P (N35FC), Aspen, 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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