PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO, USA
N25655
PIPER PA-38-112
THE COMMERCIAL PLT AND A FRIEND DEPARTED AZTEC, NEW MEXICO, WITH THE INTENTION OF FLYING OVER WOLF CREEK PASS EN ROUTE TO COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. HE SAID THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB OVER THE PASS AND THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE MANUFACTURERS PLT OP MANUAL INDICATED THAT THE ACFT HAD A ZERO CLIMB RATE FOR THE CONDITIONS REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCD AT THE ELEVATION OF THE PASS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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