# NTSB DEN70D0043: Piper PA-23, N467DM, Aspen, CO, May 31, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1969
- 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: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70D0043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2300  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N467DM-1973-09-21), registration cancelled 1973-09-21, S/N 27-201 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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