# Accident 20080824843899A: Piper PA24250, Yuma, CO, August 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2008
- Place: Yuma, CO
- Airport: Yuma Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1072° N, 102.7064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1072&lon=-102.7064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5476P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5476P-2013-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-A1A (registry code 42319, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08FA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080824843899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND 1/4 MILE N.E. OF UMA COLORADO AIRPORT. ESTIMATED 45 DEGREES NOSE DOWN IMPACT AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITH THE RIGHT HAND WING DOWN. CARTWHEEL MOTION. FUSELAGE BROKE OPEN EJECTING TWO PASSENGERS (FATAL). AIRCRAFT CONTINUED CARTWHEELING AND FLIPPING WHERE THE PILOT (FATAL) WAS EJECTED SLIGHT FORWARD OF THE AIRCRAFT. 200 YARD DEBRIS FIELD WITH FIRE.

## 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 DFW08FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08FA212), Aug 24, 2008: Piper PA-24-250 (N5476P), Yuma, CO, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions.

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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