# NTSB DEN75AD013: Piper PA-28, N7062R, Eldora, CO, September 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1974
- Place: Eldora, CO · ELDORA, CO
- Location: 39.9583° N, 105.5850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eldora, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9583&lon=-105.5850&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136823
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2828  74/9/14  NR.ELDORA,COLO        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 291
        TIME - 0838                    N7062R              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENGLEWOOD,COLO              CRAIG,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STUDENT PLT C/P ENDORSED FOR SOLO. ACFT HIT TREES ON MTN SLOPE ABT 11000 FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7062R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7062R-1975-06-10), registration cancelled 1975-06-10, S/N 28-21762 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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 19740914034189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740914034189A), Sep 14, 1974: Piper PA28140, Eldora, CO, Destroyed. Student plt c/p endorsed for solo. Acft hit trees on mtn slope abt 11000 ft MSL.

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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