14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, August 31, 2012 in Rye, CO
Aircraft: PIPER PA-12, registration: N3031M
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
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On August 31, 2012, about 0920 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-12, N3031M, co-owned by the pilot, was substantially damaged after impacting mountainous terrain near Rye, Colorado. The certificated private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight departed Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB), Pueblo, Colorado at about 0806.
According to law enforcement witnesses, the pilot and passenger arrived to their planned surveillance location and established radio contact with law enforcement personnel stationed on the ground. These law enforcement personnel, as well as other witnesses, observed multiple passes of the airplane at about 500 to 1000 feet above ground level, followed by a maneuvering of the airplane towards the west and out of their sight. The airplane subsequently impacted terrain about two miles west of the surveillance area in a heavily wooded area at about 10,171 feet. A postimpact fire ensued.
PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo (KKCO)-- Two Pueblo County lawmen are being honored after they were killed in a plane crash.
Leide Defusco, 43, and John Barger, 63, died when their plane crashed in the San Isabel National Forest on Friday.
They were searching the Southern Colorado mountains for evidence of an illegal marijuana grow.
Defusco was a captain with the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office and Police Department.
Barger retired from the police department in 2009 after 32 years of service. Both also served on the local SWAT team.
Source: http://www.nbc11news.com
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 3031M Make/Model: PA12 Description: PA-12 Super Cruiser
Date: 08/31/2012 Time: 1600
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: PUEBLO State: CO Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE 2 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE
FATALLY INJURED, NEAR GREENHORN MOUNTAIN, CO
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 2
# Crew: 2 Fat: 2 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: DENVER, CO (NM03) Entry date: 09/04/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3031M
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