Piper PA-28-235 accident near Aurora, CO
On October 26, 1994, a Piper PA-28-235 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Aurora, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 26, 1994
- Place
- Aurora, CO
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-235 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.739°N, 104.859°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02429
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 25, 1994, at 1906 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA- 28-235, N8954W, was destroyed by ground impact and postimpact fire near Aurora Airpark, Aurora, Colorado. Both pilots sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this local area instructional flight and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated about 1800. Persons at the airpark stated that they received a request for an airport advisory from the aircraft about 1900 on the UNICOM frequency. About 1910, the airport manager saw a fire burning southeast of the field and went to investigate. He found the aircraft in flames with both occupants still on board. Emergency crews arrived about 5 minutes later. They were notified by another person who saw the fire and called 911. The accident site is located approximately 900 feet off the southeast end of runway 14 at Aurora Airpark. Runway 14 was the preferred runway in use at the time of the accident. According to personnel at the airpark, the owner of the aircraft was receiving a night check out. The flight had been airborne about an hour and had returned to the pattern when the accident occurred. The terrain off the end of the runway where the accident occurred consists of farm fields. There is a farm house with a yard light approximately a mile off the end of the runway, and a second farm house with a yard light about one half mile to the east of the runway end. Those are the only lights off the end of the runway where the accident occurred. PERSONNEL INFORMATION According to persons who knew the flight instructor
Probable cause
THE CFI's FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS WERE: A DARK, MOONLESS NIGHT WITH NO VISIBLE HORIZON AND RECENCY OF NIGHT EXPERIENCE BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.
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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.
