Piper PA-28R-200 accident near Chromo, CO
On September 24, 2002, a Piper PA-28R-200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chromo, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 24, 2002
- Place
- Chromo, CO
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.101°N, 106.740°W
- NTSB ID
- 20021002X05258
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 23, 2002, approximately 2015 mountain daylight time (all times are mountain daylight time unless otherwise noted), a Piper PA-28R-200 single-engine airplane, N6227J, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain during cruise flight near Chromo, Colorado. The flight instructor and instrument-rated private pilot, who was receiving instruction, sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was owned and operated by Melcarl Aviation Company of Parker, Colorado. Dark night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The cross-country flight departed the Fullerton Municipal Airport, Fullerton, California, approximately 1345 pacific daylight time (PDT), with planned fuel stops at Prescott, Arizona, and Farmington, New Mexico, and was destined for the Centennial Airport (APA), Denver, Colorado. In a telephone interview conducted by the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC), the owner of Gerdes Aviation Services (an aviation brokerage company, in Fullerton, California) stated on the afternoon of September 22, 2002, he picked up the flight instructor and private pilot from the Ontario International Airport, Ontario, California. The two pilots, who were the president and vice president of Melcarl Aviation Company, had flown on a commercial flight from Denver to Ontario. The pilots checked into their hotel, and then the three of them went to the airport to inspect the Piper airplane. The flight instructor, who was also an airframe and powerplant mechanic, inspe
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to maintain clearance with the mountainous terrain during the cross-country flight. A contributing factor was the dark night light conditions.
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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.
