# Accident 19730112001549A: Piper PA32260, Broomfield, CO, January 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1973
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Jeffco
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3700W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3700W-2022-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 160 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73FTE44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730112001549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HEAD WIND VBL TO 20 DEG L X-WIND GUSTING TO 30K. NOSE WHEEL COCKED DUE PLT X-WIND CORRECTIONS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN73FTE44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE44), Jan 12, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N3700W), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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