# NTSB DEN72DTE25: Piper PA-23, N4313P, Aspen, CO, September 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1971
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72DTE25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTE25-163514

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1898  71/9/20  NR.ASPEN,COLO         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1390
        TIME - 1445                    N4313P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 610 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ASPEN,COLO                   PUEBLO,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- L ENG QUIT.SUGAR FOUND IN AUX TANK SOURCE NOT DTRMD. UN TO MAINTAIN FLT.HIT SNOW COVERED ROCKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4313P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4313P-1973-09-04), registration cancelled 1973-09-04, S/N 23-1814, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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