# NTSB DEN78FTE32: Piper PA-23, N6049Y, Milner, CO, February 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1978
- Place: Milner, CO · MILNER, CO
- Location: 40.4847° N, 107.0195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milner, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4847&lon=-107.0195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTE32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0390  78/2/18    MILNER,CO           PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 562
        TIME - 1352                    N6049Y              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 386 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STEAMBOAT SPRINGS,CO        LAS VEGAS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AIPCRAFT HAD BEEN TIED DOWN IN BELOW ZERO TEMP FOR A WEEK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6049Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6049Y-1982-03-26), registration cancelled 1982-03-26, S/N 27-3238 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (registry code 7102313) (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 19780218004189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780218004189A), Feb 18, 1978: Piper PA23, Milner, CO, Substantial damage. Aipcraft had been tied down in below zero temp for a week.

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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