Piper PA-32 N32916
24 December 1981 · Buena Vista, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 December 1981 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N32916, operated by Tejas Airways, was involved in an accident during in flight near Buena Vista, Colorado, United States. 5 people were on board and one died, 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buena Vista, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N32916
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tejas Airways
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Dalhart, Tx → Aspen, Co
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3206
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 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
CROSSING MTN RIDGES, CRASHED 11,900FT LEVEL.PLT LEFT FOR HELP, DEEP SNOW, NOT FOUND, INJURY PRESUMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-32 | Butler, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-32 | Liberty, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-32 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | Kwik Kold Refr | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-32 | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 May 1981 | Piper PA-32 | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | Sunrise Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-32 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |