# NTSB DEN73AD032: Piper PA-24, N6647P, Peyton, CO, January 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1973
- Place: Peyton, CO · PEYTON, CO
- Location: 39.0330° N, 104.4904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peyton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0330&lon=-104.4904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73AD032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0519  73/1/21    PEYTON,COLO         PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 425
        TIME - 2225                    N6647P              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 206 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO SPRGS,COLO         OGALLALA,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              20
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ADZD AGAINST ATMTG VFR FLT BY WX BRIEFER.GND VSBY APRX 500FT.R LDG LITE ON.RCVRD 1/28/73.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6647P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6647P-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 24-1769 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730121001959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730121001959A), Jan 21, 1973: Piper PA24400, Peyton, CO, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Adzd against atmtg VFR flt by wx briefer. Gnd vsby aprx 500FT.r ldg lite on. Rcvrd 1/28/73.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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