# Accident 20120825018619A: Piper PA-24-250, Steamboat Sprin, CO, August 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2012, 12:51 local time
- Place: Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4756° N, 106.8229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Steamboat Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4756&lon=-106.8229&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7774P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7774P-2017-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120825018619A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/25/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1251 HRS. MDT, N7774P, A PIPER MODEL PA-24-250 COMANCHE AIRCRAFT WAS DISCOVERED DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN 9.5 MILES WEST OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO.  THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC).  PILOT BLOOD ACOHOL LEVEL AT TIME OF IMPACT WHERE ABOVE FEDERAL REGULATIONS AS FOUND IN TOXICOLOGY REPORTS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7774P (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19801214090119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801214090119I), Dec 14, 1980: Piper PA24250 (N7774P), North Richland, TX. Pilot smelled smoke in cockpit. Returned for landing. Gear collapsed on rollout.
- [Incident 19780622047209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780622047209I), Jun 22, 1978: Piper PA24250 (N7774P), St Joseph, MO, Minor damage. Difficulty extending gear, no safe light. Gear collapsed after touchdown indicator wire was broken.

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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