Piper PA-24-250 N7736P
8 April 2001 · Telluride, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 April 2001, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N7736P was involved in an accident near Telluride, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Telluride, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Telluride Regional (TEX)
- Coordinates
- 37.9402, -107.8996
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N7736P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Telluride → Mesa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN01LA083
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during initial climb. Factors include the gusty wind and high density altitude conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After takeoff, the pilot retracted the landing gear at about 50 feet above the ground and began his initial climb. A gust of wind struck the airplane, and it descended and struck the runway with the landing gear in the retracted position. At the time of the accident, the winds were from 230 degrees at 9 knots. The two previous weather readings indicated that the winds were variable. At 1352, the winds were 170 to 240 degrees at 13 knots gusting to 21 knots. At 1411, the winds were 150 to 250 degrees at 8 knots. The airfield elevation is 9,070 feet MSL. The altimeter setting was 29.91, and temperature was 1 degree Celcius/33.3 degrees Fahrenheit. Density altitude was 9,551 feet MSL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2001 | Piper PA-24-260 | Napa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 2001 | Piper PA-24 | Saint Helens, Oregon, United States | Steven D. Talbot | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 2001 | Piper PA-24-250 | Peachtree City, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 May 2001 | Piper PA-24-250 | Maldon Essex, United Kingdom | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-24-250 | Uvalde, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 2001 | Piper PA-24-250 | Paris, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 2,700 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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