# NTSB DEN67A0019: Piper PA-32, N3387W, Granby, CO, September 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1966
- Place: Granby, CO · GRANBY, CO
- Location: 40.0648° N, 105.9194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Granby, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0648&lon=-105.9194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67A0019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0904  66/9/12    GRANBY COLO         PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 250
        TIME - 1100                    N3387W              PX-  0  2  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANBY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          270                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- T/O ON 1 DEG UP SLOPE RWY TO RISING TERRAIN.PLT THOUGHT T/O WAS DOWNSLOPE.STALL LITE ON AT T/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3387W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3387W-1971-02-02), registration cancelled 1971-02-02, S/N 32-245, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Granby

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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