# Accident 20130628011379A: Piper PA-24-260, Gypsum, CO, June 28, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2013, 14:54 local time
- Place: Gypsum, CO
- Airport: Eagle County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6411° N, 106.9356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6411&lon=-106.9356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N856CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N856CC-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 237 total, 30 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130628011379A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/28/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1454 HRS. MDT, N856CC A PIPER MODEL PA-24-260 COMANCHE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN WHILE LANDING AT EAGLE COUNTY (KEGE) AIRPORT, GYPSUM, CO.  THE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD SUSTAINED SERIOUS 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 CEN13LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA362), Jun 28, 2013: Piper PA-24-260 (N856CC), Eagle, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ improper fuel management, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was worn and corroded fuel senders, which transmitted inaccurate…

## Other reports on N856CC (3)

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

- [Incident 19990418024349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990418024349I), Apr 18, 1999: Piper PA24260 (N856CC), Victorville, CA, Minor damage. The pilot reported that he landed his PA-24-260, a single engine commanche and after the roll out the gear collapsed. The pilot said that he remembers putting…
- [Incident 19921027049619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921027049619I), Oct 27, 1992: Piper PA24260 (N856CC), Carlsbad, CA, Minor damage. Struck a parked aircraft while taxiing from tie down area for takeoff.
- [Incident 19830814048329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830814048329I), Aug 14, 1983: Piper PA24260 (N856CC), Calexico, CA, Minor damage. Struck chain link fence 9 feet from approach end of runway. Impact failed left gear. Other damage.

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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