# Accident 20020114000739A: Piper PA23250, Pagosa Springs, CO, January 14, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2002, 11:30 local time
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Airport: Stevens Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2444° N, 107.0625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2444&lon=-107.0625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6935Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6935Y-2003-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020114000739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DEPARTED PAGOSA SPRINGS AIRPORT. DURING CLIMB OUT THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, PASSENGER NOTICED BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM RIGHT ENGINE. PILOT SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND TURNED BACK TOWARD AIRPORT.  ENGINE SEIZED AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED 2 MILES SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN02LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA018), Jan 14, 2002: Piper PA-23-250 (N6935Y), Pagosa Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the total power failure of the right engine due to the failure of its lubricating system. Contributing factors were the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing, and the terrain being above the…

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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