# NTSB DEN75AD001: Piper PA-24, N6881P, Steamboat Sp, CO, July 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1974
- Place: Steamboat Sp, CO · STEAMBOAT SP, CO
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130229
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2273  74/7/16    STEAMBOAT SP,COLO   PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 572
        TIME - 1900                    N6881P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT COLLINS,COLO          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ERRATIC & HI SPD FLT AT LOW ALT RPTD BY WITNESSES.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 211MG%.MEDICAL EXPIRED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6881P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6881P-2013-11-12), registration cancelled 2013-11-12, S/N 24-2017, built 1960 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (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 19740716024319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740716024319A), Jul 16, 1974: Piper PA24250, Steamboat Sp, CO, Destroyed. Erratic & hi spd flt at low alt rptd by witnesses. Plt blood alcohol lvl 211MG .medical expired.

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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