NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23-250, CO

15 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-23-250. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

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NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23-250, CO per year, 1965–2026: 15 cases
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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'CO' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
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NTSB DEN02LA018Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Pagosa Springs, COthe total power failure of the right engine due to the failure of its lubricating system. Contributing factors were the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing, and the terrain being above the airplane's single engine performance capability.Jan 14, 2002 · N6935Y · Substantial damageNTSB FTW92LA110Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Denver, COThe loss of hydraulic fluid due to a ruptured hydraulic line in the landing gear system.Apr 3, 1992 · N6460Y · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86FA020Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-230-250 · Englewood, COThe plt had new avionics and autopilot system installed in the acft prior to the accident. Ntap data indicated that the acft did not attain the assigned alt of 8200 ft prior to reaching the outer marker. The acft did not get established on the localizer…Nov 9, 1985 · N1909T · DestroyedNTSB DEN82DA146Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-23C-250 · Gunnison, CODuring takeoff, the pilot was distracted by inbound traffic and delayed retracting his gear. At the same time, the engines were not synchronized and he was having difficulty getting them to sound good. He then noticed that a fire had started in the vicinity…Jul 25, 1982 · N6383Y · Substantial damageNTSB DEN82DA080Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-23 · Erie, COThe aircraft lost power during takeoff climb and was landed straight ahead resulting in substantial damage. The fuel selector valve was hard to move and during tests moving it caused the engines to quit. Piper AD 80-18-10 warns that scott manufactured…May 1, 1982 · N13845 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN76AD074Accident · 6 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Steamboat Spgs, COSep 26, 1976 · N777MF · DestroyedNTSB DEN75FTE52Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Broomfield, COFeb 18, 1975 · N4519P · Substantial damageNTSB DEN74FTE57Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Steamboat Sp, COFeb 9, 1974 · N901E · DestroyedNTSB DEN81FA070Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Estes Park, COMay 9, 1972 · N4909P · DestroyedNTSB DEN72AD002Accident · 5 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Alamosa, COJul 21, 1971 · N6302Y · DestroyedNTSB DEN70D0043Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Aspen, COMay 31, 1969 · N467DM · Substantial damageNTSB DEN70F0002Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Denver, COFeb 10, 1969 · N5293Y · Substantial damageNTSB DEN68A0052Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Conejos, COMay 7, 1968 · N6139Y · Substantial damageNTSB DEN67D0021Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Littleton, COJun 17, 1966 · N4873P · Substantial damageNTSB DEN66F0082Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Las Animas, COJul 28, 1965 · N5448Y · Substantial damage