# NTSB DEN67F0106: Piper PA-30, N7903Y, Fountain, CO, September 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1966
- Place: Fountain, CO · FOUNTAIN, CO
- Location: 38.6894° N, 104.6805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fountain, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6894&lon=-104.6805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121207
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67F0106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2648  66/9/27    FOUNTAIN COLO       PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N7903Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 37, 2259 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            107 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIKES PEAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUCTIONS-MISINTERPRETED
        REMARKS- SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7903Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7903Y-1971-02-11), registration cancelled 1971-02-11, S/N 30-991, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pikes Peak

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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