Piper PA-23 N2013P
23 December 1979 · Grand Lake, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 December 1979 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N2013P, operated by Ellsworth AVN, was involved in an accident during in flight near Grand Lake, Colorado, United States. 5 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Lake, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N2013P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ellsworth AVN
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Longmont, Co → Fullerton, Ca.
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3901
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT OWNER BRFD PLT ON WX.ENCTRD DWDFT NR TOP OFMTN RIDGE.RECOVERY DATE-12/25/79.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-23 | West Palm Bch, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Wings of Chris | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Elbert, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Ft.mccoy, Florida, United States | Skyway of Ocal | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | North American | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Vipilot | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |