ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13532
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| Date: | Friday 12 September 1975 |
| Time: | 15:50 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Oak Ridge Estates |
| Registration: | N7813Y |
| MSN: | 30-1971 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Poudre Canyon, near Twin Lakes, Adams County, Colorado -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado (DLA/KDLA) |
| Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado (DLA/KDLA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) September 12, 1975 when crashed into trees at Poudre Canyon, near Twin Lakes, Adams County, Colorado (at approximate Coordinates: 39°49′30″N 105°0′16″W): aircraft circled trying to out-climb rising terrain, and flew into a blind canyon. Both crew killed. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"TYPE OF ACCIDENT: COLLIDED WITH TREES
PHASE OF OPERATION IN FLIGHT: OTHER
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - LOW CEILING
TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS"
NOTE: Although the NTSB report gives departure airport (and arrival airport) as "UNKNOWN/NOT RECORDED", the location of the crash is about 25 miles north-north-west of Denver International Airport. It is therefore logical to presume that the aircraft was either travelling from (or to) this airport
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: DEN7LAD016 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=50594&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7813Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/co/N7813Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Mar-2017 23:40 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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