- Date
- July 3, 1987, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Pagosa Springs, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N25655Piper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870703076609A
- Case key
- 17261
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Analysis
The commercial plt and a friend departed aztec, new Mexico, with the intention of flying over wolf creek pass en route to Colorado Springs, Colorado. He said the acft would not climb over the pass and the acft collided with trees in mountainous terrain. The manufacturers plt op manual indicated that the acft had a zero climb rate for the conditions reported at the time of the accd at the elevation of the pass.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25655
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-81A0039
- Airframe hours
- 2,245
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Durango Air Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 22, 1987 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- Q19 · Aztec, NM
- Destination
- COS · Colorado Spngs, CO
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 419 total · 27 in this make and model · 293 as pilot in command · 96 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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