20030124001509A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31T · Denver, CO · January 24, 2003

Date: January 24, 2003 · 17:20 local
Place: Denver, CO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N360LL
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN03MA035
Reported as: Piper PA31T

N360LLRegistration cancelled Aug 7, 2007 · Piper PA-31TS/N 31T-7520036 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-31T Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) N52241 departed centennial airport (apa) enroute to cheyenne, Wyoming. N360LL departed jefferson county airport (bjc) enroute to centennial (apa). Both aircraft were operating below class b airspace in VMC conditions. Both aircraft were in contact with Denver TRACON. N360LL'S mode c was inoperative. Traffic alert was issued by TRACON. Aircraft collided.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N52241 DEPARTED CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (APA) ENROUTE TO CHEYENNE, WYOMING. N360LL DEPARTED JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT (BJC) ENROUTE TO CENTENNIAL (APA). BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE OPERATING BELOW CLASS B AIRSPACE IN VMC CONDITIONS. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE IN CONTACT WITH DENVER TRACON. N360LL'S MODE C WAS INOPERATIVE. TRAFFIC ALERT WAS ISSUED BY TRACON. AIRCRAFT COLLIDED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN03MA035Accident · 5 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportDenver, COBoth pilots' inadequate visual lookout. A contributing factor was the Cheyenne pilot operating the airplane with a known transponder deficiency.Jan 25, 2003 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed