Plane Crash List

Piper PA-24-180 N6096P

24 June 1985 · Yuma, Colorado, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 24 June 1985 at about 01:00 local time, a Piper PA-24-180 registered N6096P was involved in an accident near Yuma, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 01:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Yuma, Colorado, United States
Nearest airport
Yuma Municipal (ZV6)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-24-180
Registration
N6096P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Pueblo
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN85LA169

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 2 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

ON JUNE 23, 1985, A PIPER PA24 CRASHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM YUMA ARPT WHILE AVOIDING ANOTHER ACFT. THE PLT MADE A RIGHT TURN IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. HE THEN SAW THE TRAFFIC AND PUSHED THE CONTROL WHEEL FORWARD. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE OTHER ACFT WAS A CROPDUSTER. THE PLT OF THE CROPDUSTER SAID THE TWO ACFT WERE 1/4 MILE APART AT THE CLOSEST.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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