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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-400 · Snowmass, CO · February 7, 1991

Date
February 7, 1991 · 17:00 local
Place
Snowmass, CO
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8510P
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN91FA039
Reported as
Piper PA24400
Reported engine
Lycoming IO720A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total12 in this make and model300 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.

Wing struck a tree in a mountain pass. Pilots died from hypothermia. Pilot medicated with quinine.

As the FAA filed it

WING STRUCK A TREE IN A MOUNTAIN PASS. PILOTS DIED FROM HYPOTHERMIA. PILOT MEDICATED WITH QUININE.

NTSB investigation

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