# Accident 20110826020419A: Piper PA-30, Saguache, CO, August 26, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2011, 17:00 local time
- Place: Saguache, CO
- Airport: Saguache Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0992° N, 106.1742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0992&lon=-106.1742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75BA-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA662](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA662) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110826020419A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 26, 2011 AT 1700, A PIPER PA30, N75BA, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FOUND ABANDONED AND WRECKED JUST OFF OF THE RUNWAY AT THE SAGAUCHE AIRPORT.  IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN TWO PASSENGERS ABOARD WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED,THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 CEN11CA662](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA662), Aug 26, 2011: Piper PA-30 (N75BA), Saguache, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the aborted takeoff.

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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