- Date
- September 28, 1984, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Paonia, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7205LPiper PA-31-310
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840928056609A
- Case key
- 16245
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft was flying at a very low alt over mountanous terrain. As the acft approached a crest of a ridge the acft started to buffet and then encountered a downslope wind condition. The combination of approaching a stall and encountering a downdraft forced the aircraft into trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7205L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-310
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-716
- Airframe hours
- 9,321
- Engine
- Lycoming TURBO, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aero Services Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 21, 1984 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- GJT · Grand Junction, CO
- Destination
- Paonia, CO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 67
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 25,587 total · 1,960 in this make and model · 29 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MTJ, 35 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.