# Accident 20140809015939A: Piper PA-28R-201, Steamboat Sprin, CO, August 9, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2014, 12:00 local time
- Place: Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3411° N, 106.7128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3411&lon=-106.7128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3509M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3509M-2017-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA414) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140809015939A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 9, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER ARROW PA-28-201R IMPACTED TERRAIN IN THE HARRISON CREEK GULCH NEAR STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO.

THERE WERE TWO SOULS ON BOARD AND BOTH SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED TO BE 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 CEN14FA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA414), Aug 9, 2014: Piper PA 28R-201 (N3509M), Steamboat Springs, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain a climb while attempting to cross over a mountain pass in high-density altitude conditions that degraded the airplane’s climb performance. Contributing to the…

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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