# Accident 20050407017369A: Piper PA22135, Kremmling, CO, April 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2005, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kremmling, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0272° N, 106.4517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0272&lon=-106.4517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3766A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3766A-2006-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050407017369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 7, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, N3766A TOOK OFF FROM KREMMLING, COLORADO PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . ON BOARD WAS A MALE ^PRIVAC^ WHO HELD AN AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND CERTIFICATE. AIRCRAFT REPORTED MISSING ON THE EVENING OF APRIL 7, 2005.

## 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 DEN05FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA124), Apr 7, 2005: Piper PA-22-135 (N3766A), Kremmling, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain.

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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