# NTSB DEN76FTE05: Piper PA-23, N5RJ, Lake City, CO, July 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1975
- Place: Lake City, CO · LAKE CITY, CO
- Location: 38.0231° N, 107.3113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake City, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0231&lon=-107.3113&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150427
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTE05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3729   75/7/7    LAKE CITY,CO        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N5RJ                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 35, 1677 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            510 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VC LODGE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE CITY,CO                GUNNISON,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  14000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- D/A 11500FT.RT ENG OUT 150FT AGL.PLT LND IN PASTURE.HAD TO HOLD GR TO CLR PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5RJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5RJ-1976-05-24), registration cancelled 1976-05-24, S/N 23-337 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vc Lodge Strip

## 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 19750707020019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750707020019A), Jul 7, 1975: Piper PA23, Lake City, CO, Substantial damage. D/a 11500FT.rt eng out 150FT AGL.plt lnd in pasture. Had to hold gr to clr pwr lines.

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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