# NTSB DEN81FTE56: Piper 601P, N36342, Crested Butte, CO, July 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1981
- Place: Crested Butte, CO · CRESTED BUTTE, CO
- Location: 38.8678° N, 106.9773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crested Butte, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8678&lon=-106.9773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123892
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTE56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2450   81/7/9  NR.CRESTED BUTTE,CO   PIPER 601P          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 5725
        TIME - 0900                    N36342              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRESTED BUTTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERTON,WY                CRESTED BUTTE,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36342](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36342-1983-04-07), registration cancelled 1983-04-07, S/N 61P07738063386, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601P
- Registry model: [Piper AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (registry code 7106012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crested Butte

## 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 19810709039529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810709039529A), Jul 9, 1981: Smith 601PSMITH, Crested Butte, CO, Substantial damage. Elected to go around after bounce landing. Unable to clear wires. Went under them and hit rising terrain.

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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