Piper PA-60-601P N3635A

Summary

On 27 September 2025 at about 22:31 local time, a Piper PA-60-601P registered N3635A was involved in an accident near Del Norte, Colorado, United States. 2 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.

Date

27 September 2025 at 22:31

Classification

Accident

Location

Del Norte, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Astronaut Kent Rominger (RCV)

Coordinates

37.7114, -106.3527

Aircraft

Piper PA-60-601P

Registration

N3635A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hays → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA398

Nobody was injured.

The loss of directional control during landing roll due to a flat tire.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, the airplane landed on the runway and pulled hard to the right. He attempted to maintain the runway centerline, however, as the airplane slowed down, the airplane continued to pull hard to the right. The airplane exited the runway surface and went into the sage brush. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. During a post-accident walk around, the pilot noticed that the right main landing gear tire was flat.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.