- Date
- June 5, 1978
- Place
- Lamar, CO · LAMAR, CO
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N176CCPiper PA-31T
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780605033709A
- Case key
- 140325
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3057 78/6/5 NR.LAMAR,CO PIPER PA-31T CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 3000 TIME - 2140 N176CC PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMAR MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAMAR,CO FT.COLLINS,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TWO LARGE DOGS & ONE CAT IN ACFT UNRESTRAINED.PLT/MD FLEW APRX 6HRS & PERFORMED 2 OPNS DAY OF ACDT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N176CC
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lamar Muni
N176CCRegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2012 · Piper PA-31TAirframe modelPiper PA-31TEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.