# Accident 19950924029999A: Piper PA24260, Westcliffe, CO, September 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1995, 19:13 local time
- Place: Westcliffe, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1303° N, 105.4600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1303&lon=-105.4600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9121P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9121P-1996-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA402) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950924029999A

## Narrative

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

WARNED OF LOW CEILINGS AND ICING AIRMET EN ROUTE. DEPARTED ANYWAY. IMPACTED NEAR TOP OF A RIDGE. GROSS MISJUDGEMENT

## 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 FTW95FA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA402), Sep 25, 1995: Piper PA-24B-260 (N9121P), Westcliffe, CO, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:…

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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