# NTSB DEN69D0100: Piper PA-28, N7796W, Aspen, CO, September 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1968
- 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 November 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108281
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3172  68/9/27    ASPEN,COLO          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 900
        TIME - 1550                    N7796W              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASPEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER OPERATION OF FACILITIES
        REMARKS- CAR DRIVEN AT EXCESSIVE SPEED ON RAMP STRUCK ACFT.ARPT NOT FENCED IN TO KEEP CARS OFF RAMP AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7796W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7796W), registered now, S/N 28-1808, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aspen

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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