ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39784
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| Date: | Friday 28 September 1984 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Services Corporation |
| Registration: | N7205L |
| MSN: | 31-716 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9321 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Paonia, Delta County, Colorado [at 38°52′3″N 107°35′ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Grand Junction , Colorado (GJT/KGJT) |
| Paonia, Delta County, Colorado | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED A CREST OF A RIDGE, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO BUFFET AND THEN ENCOUNTERED A DOWN SLOPE WIND CONDITION. THE COMBINATION OF APPROACHING A STALL AND ENCOUNTERING A DOWNDRAFT FORCED THE AIRCRAFT INTO TREES.
REGISTRATION N7205L CANCELLED BY THE FAA ON MARCH 28, 1986
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: DEN84FA303 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X41030&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7205L
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1984/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-paonia-1-killed/]
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/co/N7205L/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Jun-2015 18:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Oct-2017 13:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2017 13:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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