# NTSB DEN66F0009: Piper PA-23, N2035, Aspen, CO, May 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1965
- Place: Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177894
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1315  65/5/24    ASPEN COLO          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 2400
        TIME - 1205                    N2035               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- UNMARKED HOLES & SOFT GROUND ON SHOULDERS OF TAXI RAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2035 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sardy Field

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.

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