Piper PA-28R-200 accident near Pagosa Springs, CO
On October 1, 1994, a Piper PA-28R-200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pagosa Springs, CO. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 1, 1994
- Place
- Pagosa Springs, CO
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.239°N, 107.029°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02422
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT: On October 1, 1994, at 1420 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N1480X, was destroyed while maneuvering to reverse flight direction near Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The airline transport rated pilot/flight instructor and the two private pilots received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross country mountain flying instructional flight. During interviews and on the enclosed statements the operator and flight instructor reported the information in this paragraph. The flight originally departed the Le Tourneau University Flight School on September 29, 1994, at Longview, Texas, for a cross country flight to Palm Springs, California. The two private pilots were enrolled in Le Tourneau University Title 14 CFR Part 141 professional pilot course and were building cross country flight time toward their commercial certification. On the return flight, routing was planned through Colorado for the mountain portion of the course curriculum. On October 1, 1994, the flight departed Page, Arizona, for Salida, Colorado. The private pilot and flight instructor evaluated the in flight weather and amended the flight plan for a more southerly route with a destination change to Alamosa, Colorado. The amended route was to follow the road from Pagosa Springs, Colorado, over Wolf Creek Pass, to Alamosa. As the flight continued, they realized a selection of the "wrong road" and the flight instructor made the decision for a turn-around at about 2,500 feet above ground level according to the enclosed statement. This was the flight instructor'
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA, THE TURBULENCE AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
