# NTSB DEN75DTE50: Piper PA-28R, Crested Butte, CO, January 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1975
- Place: Crested Butte, CO · CRESTED BUTTE, CO
- Location: 38.8678° N, 106.9773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crested Butte, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8678&lon=-106.9773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148625
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DTE50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTE50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0001   75/1/3    CRESTED BUTTE,CO    PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1230                    CF-CTW              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  33, 364 TOTAL HOURS, 21
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERZUH-ROUSE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRESTED BUTTE,CO            ASPEN,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- SETTLED TO RWY & ABORTED.DENSITY ALT 7800FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-CTW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Verzuh-Rouse

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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