DEN70D0043

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Aspen, CO · May 31, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 31, 1969
Place
Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N467DMPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report September 15, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
170864

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2300  69/5/31    ASPEN,COLO          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N467DM              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  AGE 38, 2728 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            475 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- PLT SAW ACFT ON FINAL,TAXIED OFF RWY INTO GRASSY AREA BETWEEN RWY AND TAXIWAY.HIT ROCKS IN GRASS.

Aircraft

Registration
N467DM
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sardy Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.