# NTSB DEN77FTE26: Piper PA-24, N6212P, Wray, CO, March 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1977
- Place: Wray, CO · WRAY, CO
- Location: 40.0799° N, 102.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wray, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0799&lon=-102.2286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FTE26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0521  77/3/13    WRAY,CO             PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 410
        TIME - 0830                    N6212P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WRAY MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TRIBUNE,KS                  WRAY,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- HEIGHT OF SNOWBANKS ALONG RUNWAY WERE HIGHER THAN AND TO NARROW TO CLEAR RIGHT WING OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6212P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6212P), registered now, S/N 24-1314, built 1959 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wray Municipal

## 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 19770313006179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770313006179A), Mar 13, 1977: Piper PA24250, Wray, CO, Substantial damage. Height of snowbanks along runway were higher than and to narrow to clear right wing of acft.

## Other investigations on N6212P (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW67F0641](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0641), May 20, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N6212P), Kingfisher, OK, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW65F0055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65F0055), Apr 23, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N6212P), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage

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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