# Accident 19961117035839A: Piper PA60601P, Eagle, CO, November 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1996
- Place: Eagle, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 39.6494° N, 106.8205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6494&lon=-106.8205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251B-1998-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961117035839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED PROBLEM, REQUESTED TO RETURN. ADVISED OK, CONTINUED ON. NEVER HEARD FROM AGAIN. WITNESS SAW CRASH.

## 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 FTW97FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA042), Nov 17, 1996: Piper Aerostar 601P (N251B), Eagle, CO, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot initiating flight into known adverse weather conditions without proper certification. Factors were the meteorological conditions that existed --- low ceiling, low visibility, and falling…

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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