# Accident 19910207001919A: Piper PA24400, Snowmass, CO, February 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Snowmass, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3293° N, 106.9806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3293&lon=-106.9806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8510P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8510P-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 12 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910207001919A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN91FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA039), Feb 8, 1991: Piper PA-24-400 (N8510P), Snowmass, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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