# NTSB DEN72FTE11: Piper PA-32, N3649W, Leadville, CO, August 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1971
- Place: Leadville, CO · LEADVILLE, CO
- Location: 39.2473° N, 106.2935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leadville, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2473&lon=-106.2935&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162856
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72FTE11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FTE11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2916   71/8/7    LEADVILLE,COLO      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1291
        TIME - 0930                    N3649W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 960 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEADVILLE,COLO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3649W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3649W), registered now, S/N 32-554, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake County

## Other investigations on N3649W (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC69D0030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0030), Jun 9, 1968: Piper PA-32 (N3649W), State Center, IA, 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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