# Accident 19730706023709A: Piper PA24250, Littleton, CO, July 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1973
- Place: Littleton, CO
- Airport: Arapaho Cty Apt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 39.5904° N, 105.0201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Littleton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5904&lon=-105.0201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7744P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7744P-2012-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,133 total, 42 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730706023709A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE CTL CABLE,P/N 455-185, FAILED IN CLOSED POSITION.

## 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 DEN74FTE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE03), Jul 6, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N7744P), Littleton, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7744P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870530021209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870530021209A), May 30, 1987: Piper PA24250 (N7744P), Monticello, UT, Substantial damage. Leaky deteriorated fuel line caused smoke in cabin. Crashed on emergency landing in a rough field.

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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