Piper PA-60-601P accident near Burlington, CO
On July 6, 2023, a Piper PA-60-601P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Burlington, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 6, 2023
- Place
- Burlington, CO
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-60-601P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.049°N, 102.338°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230708192561
Official records · CEN23FA285
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 6, 2023, at an unknown time, a Piper PA-60-601P airplane, N100PB, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Burlington, Colorado. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Video surveillance at the Kit Carson County Airport (ITR), Burlington, Colorado, showed the airplane depart the runway about 1330 mountain daylight time. A review of air traffic control (ATC) communications and radar data revealed that the pilot was not in contact with ATC, and there were no radar returns for any aircraft flying in the vicinity of ITR around the time of the accident. A review of ADS-B data sources did not reveal any track data for the flight. There were no witnesses to the accident, and the actual time of the accident could not be determined. The airplane impacted a fallow cornfield about 11.8 nautical miles (nm) southwest of the departure airport. In a conversation between the accident pilot, the airport manager, and another pilot, the accident pilot stated that he had a problem with both GPS’s; otherwise, he said that he would file IFR (instrument flight rules) but instead he had to go VFR (visual flight rules). Later, he was asked where he was headed, and he replied, “about as far west as you can get.” PERSONNEL INFORMATIONA pilot logbook was not recovered; however, on the pilot’s last application for an FAA medical certificate, he reported his total flight experience of 20,000 hours and 150 hours in the last 6 months. AIRCRAFT INFORMATIONMaintenance records were not
Probable cause
The pilot’s visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control in flight and subsequent impact with terrain.
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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.
