# Accident 19970426007159A: Piper PA32RT300T, Denver, CO, April 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1997
- Place: Denver, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 37.9205° N, 104.9293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9205&lon=-104.9293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2225A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2225A-2004-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970426007159A

## Narrative

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

MISSING AIRCRAFT SINCE 4/26/97. ALL PERSONS ASSUMED FATAL.

## 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 FTW97FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA171), Apr 26, 1997: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N2225A), Rye, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot initiating flight into IMC conditions in mountainous terrain. Factors were mountainous terrain, low ceiling, snow, preflight planning, and in-flight planning and decision making.

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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