# Accident 19791223040309A: Piper PA23, Grand Lake, CO, December 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Grand Lake, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2465° N, 105.8264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Lake, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2465&lon=-105.8264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2013P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2013P-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 25 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791223040309A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO FLY THROUGH MOUNTAINOUS AREA WITH PASSES ABOVE AIRCRAFT'S CEILING. HIT DOWNDRAFT. IMPACTED IN A SNOW FIELD

## 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 DEN80FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA014), Dec 23, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N2013P), Grand Lake, CO, substantial damage, 1 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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