Grand Junction - Paonia

On September 28, 1984 at 08:30 AM, Grand Junction - Paonia experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, operated by Aero Services - USA, with the event recorded near Paonia Colorado.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. 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 downslope wind condition. The combination of approaching a stall and encountering a downdraft forced the aircraft into trees. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N7205L, MSN 31-716, year of manufacture 1971.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.8683°, -107.5920°.