# NTSB DEN74FTE57: Piper PA-23, N901E, Steamboat Sp, CO, February 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1974
- Place: Steamboat Sp, CO · STEAMBOAT SP, CO
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 5 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187129
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FTE57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0151   74/2/9    STEAMBOAT SP,COLO   PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1415
        TIME - 1130                    N901E               PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 215 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTH PLATTE, NEBR          STEAMBOAT SP,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT SNOWBANK AT END OF RWY,UN MAINTAIN FLT,CRASHED 1/4MI FRM END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N901E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901E-1975-11-12), registration cancelled 1975-11-12, S/N 27-388 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Steamboat Springs

## 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 19740209003589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740209003589A), Feb 9, 1974: Piper PA23250, Steamboat Sp, CO, Substantial damage. Hit snowbank at end of rwy,un maintain flt,crashed 1/4MI frm end of rwy.

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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