# Accident 20130608009529A: Piper PA-28-140, Mosca, CO, June 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2013, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mosca, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8503° N, 105.4353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8503&lon=-105.4353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7147R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7147R-2018-01-08) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130608009529A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/08/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HRS. MDT, N7147R, PA-28-140 WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN IN THE VICINITY MOSCA, CO.  THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE ON BOARD, TWO SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND ONE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN13FA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA327), Jun 8, 2013: Piper PA-28-140 (N7147R), Mosca, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while attempting to clear a mountain pass in turbulent conditions at a high density altitude, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical…

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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