# Accident 20010924029609A: Piper PA31350, Pagosasprings, CO, September 24, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2001, 09:05 local time
- Place: Pagosasprings, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KY7A
- Location: 37.4947° N, 107.3503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4947&lon=-107.3503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N161RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161RB-2002-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010924029609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED APPROX. 5 MILES SOUTH OF GRAHAM PEAK (03 7.29'40.7"N 107.21'0.00) OR 29 MILES NORTH OF PAGOSA SPRINGS. REASON OF CRASH IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

## 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 DEN01FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA161), Sep 24, 2001: Piper PA-31-350 (N161RB), Pagosa Springs, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the flight crews' intentional low altitude flight, and failure to maintain obstacle clearance.

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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