# Accident 20130330005539A: Piper PA-28-140, Castle Rock, CO, March 30, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2013, 20:00 local time
- Place: Castle Rock, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3025° N, 104.7583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3025&lon=-104.7583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55093, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55093-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 12 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130330005539A

## Narrative

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

ON 03/30/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 HRS. MDT, N55093 A PIPER MODEL PA-28-140 CHEROKEE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN NEAR CASTLE ROCK, CO.  THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## 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 CEN13FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA219), Mar 31, 2013: Piper PA-28-140 (N55093), Castle Rock, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control while maneuvering between two convective storms that likely produced low-level windshear. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's relatively low overall…

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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