Piper PA-24-250 accident near Yuma, CO
On August 24, 2008, a Piper PA-24-250 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Yuma, CO. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 24, 2008
- Place
- Yuma, CO
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.107°N, 102.706°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080908X01404
Official records · DFW08FA212
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 24, 2008, approximately 0828 mountain daylight time (MDT), a Piper 24-250, N5476P, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Yuma, Colorado. The private pilot and his two passengers, were fatally injured. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed at the time of the accident and a flight plan had not been filed for the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight departed Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) Pueblo, Colorado, at approximately 0720 and was destined for Yuma Municipal Airport (2V6) Yuma, Colorado. The pilot was taking two adult family members from the PUB airport to visit other family members near the 2V6 airport. Witnesses said the pilot had flown out of the 2V6 airport quite often for many years. Witnesses at the 2V6 airport said they were inside their office when they heard an airplane coming toward them from the west. The witnesses ran outside after the airplane flew over their office "very low and very fast". The witnesses heard the airplane in the fog continue flying away from the airport to the east and they then heard a change in the sound that indicated "the plane was making a hard turn". Approximately ten seconds after hearing the change in sound, while the witnesses were looking toward the sound of the airplane hidden in the fog they heard a "loud thump" or "thud" and almost immediately saw a ball of fire. One of the witnesses immediately called 9-1-1 and the other witness went to the accident scene and directed first responders to the sce
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after an encounter with instrument meteorological 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.
