# Accident 20140630010429A: Piper PA-28-235, Georgetown, CO, June 30, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2014, 08:40 local time
- Place: Georgetown, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7096° N, 105.6893° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7096&lon=-105.6893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8814W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8814W-2018-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (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-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140630010429A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 30,2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 0840 PIPER AIRCRAFT PA-28-235 LOST CONTROL OVER LOVELAND PASS SKI AREA. AIRCRAFT  IMPACTED GROUND AND WAS DESTROYED. THREE FATALITIES RECORDED.

## 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 CEN14FA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA328), Jun 30, 2014: Piper PA 28-235 (N8814W), Georgetown, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain a climb while maneuvering the airplane in high-density altitude conditions that degraded the airplane’s climb performance and his exceedance of the airplane’s…

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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