# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-250, CO

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN24LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA206.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Colorado Springs, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 31, 2024 · N7500P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to use the carburetor heat during a descent that resulted in the loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB CEN23LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA274.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Durango, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 2, 2023 · N7525P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB CEN23LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA253.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Watkins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 10, 2023 · N6886P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to utilize the prelanding checklist to ensure the landing gear was extended before landing.
- [NTSB CEN22LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA065.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Delta, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 8, 2021 · N543AS · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation resulting in a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN19LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA183.md): Piper PA24 · Greeley, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 24, 2019 · N5866P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in failure of the right main landing gear and a subsequent loss of control.
- [NTSB CEN14FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA084.md): Piper PA 24-250 · Collbran, CO · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 12, 2013 · N8037P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN13CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA005.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Colorado Springs, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 5, 2012 · N6661P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during the landing with known structural icing, which resulted in the airplane’s stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to divert to an area where conditions were not conducive to icing.
- [NTSB CEN12FA571](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA571.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Milner, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 2012 · N7774P · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's impairment from alcohol, marijuana, and hypoxia, which adversely affected his ability to maintain control of the airplane.
- [NTSB DFW08FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08FA212.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Yuma, CO · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 2008 · N5476P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB DEN04LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA129.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Sterling, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 2004 · N5975P · Destroyed
  > the failure of the landing gear extension system for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB DEN04CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA121.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Model, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 22, 2004 · N7064P · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the trees.
- [NTSB DEN01LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA083.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Telluride, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 2001 · N7736P · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during initial climb. Factors include the gusty wind and high density altitude conditions.
- [NTSB DEN00LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA002.md): Piper PA-24-250 · La Junta, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1999 · N6406P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain a proper altitude during final approach to landing, and his misjudgment of altitude clearances. Factors were the sudden windshift, downdraft and turbulent weather conditions, the dark night, and the pilot's lack of…
- [NTSB DEN92LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA006.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Ellicott, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 1991 · N6815P · Substantial damage
  > A power loss for undetermined reasons, the pilot's poorly planned approach, and excessive airspeed. Factors were: the pilot's intentional flight into IMC, accumulation of wing ice and his becoming lost disoriented.
- [NTSB DEN90LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA148.md): Piper PA24-250 · Broomfield, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1990 · N6391P · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to extend the landing gear for landing. Contributing factors were the pilot diverting his attention from the task at hand and failure to use a checklist.
- [NTSB DEN89LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA043.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Peyton, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 1988 · N6843P · Substantial damage
  > The student plt was practicing a touch and go landing. During a turn to final, the plt heard an acft report final for a straight in. He said he became distracted and failed to extend the landing gear. The acft landed with the gear up and slid 500 feet, coming…
- [NTSB DEN87FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA178.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Hayden, CO · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1987 · N7858P · Destroyed
  > The plt and two pax were participating in the denver, CO to jackpot, NV air classic. The acft departed, destined for rock springs, WY. The plt was believed by a friend to have been navigating with the use of a recently installed RNAV system. The plt radioed a…
- [NTSB DEN79FTE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE24.md): Piper PA-24 · Silver Cliff, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Feb 10, 1979 · N6428P · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN78FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA019.md): Piper PA-24 · Glendevey, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jan 6, 1978 · N8010P · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN78FTE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE06.md): Piper PA-24 · Lake City, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 25, 1977 · N7083P · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN77FTE26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE26.md): Piper PA-24 · Wray, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 13, 1977 · N6212P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN77FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA026.md): Piper PA-24 · Broomfield, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Feb 26, 1977 · N7237P · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN76FTE96](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE96.md): Piper PA-24 · Lamar, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 17, 1976 · N7951P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN76AD044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD044.md): Piper PA-24 · Grand Junction, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 25, 1976 · N9003T · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN76ATE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76ATE13.md): Piper PA-24 · Steamboat Spgs, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 7, 1975 · N5950P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN75DTE37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTE37.md): Piper PA-24 · Limon, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 9, 1974 · N7136P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN75AD001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD001.md): Piper PA-24 · Steamboat Sp, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 16, 1974 · N6881P · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN74DTE88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE88.md): Piper PA-24 · Center, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 21, 1974 · N5242P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN74FTE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE03.md): Piper PA-24 · Littleton, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 6, 1973 · N7744P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN73AD032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD032.md): Piper PA-24 · Peyton, CO · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Jan 21, 1973 · N6647P · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN71FTE66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FTE66.md): Piper PA-24 · Sugar City, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 4, 1971 · N5418P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN70DXD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70DXD22.md): Piper PA-24 · Colorado Spg, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 4, 1970 · N5221P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN70D0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0060.md): Piper PA-24 · Lake City, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 4, 1969 · N7335P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN69D0193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0193.md): Piper PA-24 · Greeley, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 27, 1969 · N6125P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN69A0024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69A0024.md): Piper PA-24 · Platteville, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Nov 16, 1968 · N6524P · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN69D0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0046.md): Piper PA-24 · Joes, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 11, 1968 · N6922P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN68F0148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0148.md): Piper PA-24 · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 9, 1967 · N6919P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN68F0109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0109.md): Piper PA-24 · Boulder, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 30, 1967 · N7500P · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN68F0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0079.md): Piper PA-24 · Denver, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 18, 1967 · N5985P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN68A0011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0011.md): Piper PA-24 · Longmont, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 4, 1967 · N7744P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67D0257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0257.md): Piper PA-24 · Alamosa, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 22, 1967 · N6542P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67F0127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0127.md): Piper PA-24 · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 15, 1966 · N5468P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67F0103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0103.md): Piper PA-24 · Erie, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 2, 1966 · N7940P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67D0058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0058.md): Piper PA-24 · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 21, 1966 · N6943P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66F0267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0267.md): Piper PA-24 · Greely, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 15, 1966 · N7122P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66F0257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0257.md): Piper PA-24 · Broomfield, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 28, 1966 · N7744P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66A0056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0056.md): Piper PA-24 · Elbert, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jan 15, 1966 · N8223P · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN66F0215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0215.md): Piper PA-24 · Delta, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 14, 1966 · N7847P · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX66D0248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0248.md): Piper PA-24 · Boulder City, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 8, 1966 · N6408P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66D0061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0061.md): Piper PA-24 · Taylor, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 8, 1965 · N6218P · Substantial damage

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## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CO' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102404'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102404&state=CO

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