# NTSB DEN78FA019: Piper PA-24, N8010P, Glendevey, CO, January 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1978
- Place: Glendevey, CO · GLENDEVEY, CO
- Location: 40.8103° N, 105.9350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glendevey, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8103&lon=-105.9350&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FA019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0156   78/1/6  NR.GLENDEVEY,CO       PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 418
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8010P              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.COLLINS,CO               STEAMBOAT SPRINGS,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      33
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 7/4/78
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8010P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8010P-1978-04-06), registration cancelled 1978-04-06, S/N 24-3253 (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

## 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 19780106002919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780106002919A), Jan 6, 1978: Piper PA24400, Missing Aircraf, CO, 1 fatal. Damage and injury index presumed.

## Other investigations on N8010P (1)

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 FTW68F0086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0086), Jul 7, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N8010P), San Antonio, TX, 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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