Piper PA-24-180 N7291P

Summary

On 6 September 1982 at about 18:06 local time, a Piper PA-24-180 registered N7291P, operated by John Burgess Norton, was involved in an accident near Pueblo, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 September 1982 at 18:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Pueblo, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Pueblo Memorial (PUB)

Coordinates

38.2890, -104.5404

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-180

Registration

N7291P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John Burgess Norton

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pueblo → Bonham

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN82DA188

1 person was seriously injured.

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

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT RUEBLO, CO FOR FUEL ON A RETURN FLIGHT TO TEXAS. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT ASKED A FEMALE ATTENDANT IF THERE WERE ANY LIQUOR STORES OPEN. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT ABOUT 1/2 HOUR LATER AND OBSERVED THE PILOT CARRYING A BROWN PAPER BAG. THE TAXI CAB DRIVER WHO WAS WITH THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE RIDE BACK TO THE AIRPORT THE PILOT CONSUMED THE CONTENTS OF A BOTTLE OF CLEAR LIQUID, ABOUT 1/2 PT. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF ON A TAXIWAY THAT CONNECTS THE GENERAL AVIATION RAMP AND THE INTERSECTIONS OF RUNWAY 8L AND 35. THE AIRCRAFT NEVER ACHIEVED FLIGHT AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE TAXIWAY OVER ROUGH TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.