# NTSB DEN76AD044: Piper PA-24, N9003T, Grand Junction, CO, March 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1976
- Place: Grand Junction, CO · GRAND JUNCTION, CO
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152933
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76AD044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0769  76/3/25    GRAND JUNCTION,CO   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 248
        TIME - 0130                    N9003T              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALKER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENWOOD SPRINGS,CO         GRAND JUNCTION,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- RWY & APCH LTS OFF,AVAIL BY KEYING TSMTR.FREQ MIS-SET.EVIDENCE PLT HAD BEEN DRINKING BFOR TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9003T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9003T-1976-06-15), registration cancelled 1976-06-15, S/N 24-329 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Walker Field

## 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 19760325009729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760325009729A), Mar 25, 1976: Piper PA24250, Grand Junction, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Rwy & apch lts off,avail by keying tsmtr. Freq mis-set. Evidence plt had been drinking bfor tkof.

## Other investigations on N9003T (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA65D0011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65D0011), Feb 2, 1965: Piper PA24 (N9003T), Challis, ID, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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