# NTSB DEN71FXD29: Piper PA-28, N9415W, Almont, CO, October 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1970
- Place: Almont, CO · ALMONT, CO
- Location: 38.6647° N, 106.8462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Almont, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6647&lon=-106.8462&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71FXD29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FXD29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2732  70/10/16 NR.ALMONT,COLO        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 1500
        TIME - 1003                    N9415W              PX-  0  2  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GUNNISON,COLO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT SAID WHILE APCHNG MT RIDGE IN A CLIMBING ATTITUDE ACFT SETTLED INTO TREES AT 9000FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9415W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9415W-1971-04-04), registration cancelled 1971-04-04, S/N 28-11122 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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