# Incident 20230820013999I: Piper PA 46-350P, Lamar, CO, August 20, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2023, 10:26 local time
- Place: Lamar, CO
- Airport: Lamar Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0760° N, 102.6147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamar, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0760&lon=-102.6147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N664RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N664RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (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 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230820013999I

## Narrative

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

LAMAR, CO (LAA): PA46, GUC-NQA, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION. DIVERTED TO LAA. NO REQUEST FOR EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. LAA AIRPORT OPERATIONS, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT NOTIFIED. LANDED AT LAA WITHOUT ISSUE AT 1646Z. 08/20/2023 1626Z

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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