# Accident 19970626047589A: Piper PA28140, Leadville, CO, June 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1997, 20:49 local time
- Place: Leadville, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2393° N, 106.2905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2393&lon=-106.2905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6306R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6306R-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970626047589A

## Narrative

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

(-16) THE PILOT HAS CHOSEN TO DECLINE GIVING INFORMATION TO ANYONE EXCEPT THROUGH HIS ATTORNEY. SO LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THE FACTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 FTW97LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA236), Jun 27, 1997: Piper PA-28-140 (N6306R), Leadville, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: an attempt by the pilot to fly the aircraft over mountainous terrain in a regime that was beyond its climb performance limit. High density altitude was a related factor.

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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