- Date
- March 14, 1973
- Place
- Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N3234WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730314005649A
- Case key
- 170607
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0855 73/3/14 AURORA,COLO PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 300 TIME - 1405 N3234W PX- 0 1 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY RANCH AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AURORA,COLO EL PASO,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER REMARKS- PLT NOT PROPERLY CERTD FOR FLT.ONE PAX HAD NO SEAT OR SEAT BELT.A PAX DEPLANED TO REMOVE A CHOCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3234W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Sky Ranch Airport
N3234WRegistration cancelled Sep 18, 2009 · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3234W · 1
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