# Accident 19740124003759A: Piper PA28R200, Denver, CO, January 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1974
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Arapahoe Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.6908° N, 105.5047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARAPAHOE (CD19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6908&lon=-105.5047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56696, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56696) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 53 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DTE41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740124003759A

## Narrative

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

NSE WHL TRUNION CASTNG P/N-67054-00 BROKE.RETRACT TRUSS ASSY P/N-67025-01 BENT.GR TRUSS DMGD SPAR.

## 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 DEN74DTE41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE41), Jan 24, 1974: Piper PA-28R (N56696), Denver, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N56696 (3)

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

- [Incident 20240927017599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240927017599I), Sep 27, 2024: Piper PA-28R-200 (N56696), Teterboro, NJ, Minor damage. During downwind for runway 1 kteb, the pilot lowered the landing gear. Only two green lights indicated (left main and nose). The emergency gear extend lever…
- [Incident 19901125061739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901125061739I), Nov 25, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N56696), Danbury, CT, Minor damage. Pilot stated he made a turn on taxiway too wide and hit a taxiway light.
- [Incident 19900118006029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900118006029I), Jan 18, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N56696), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. Pilot stated he just forgot to lower the gear and landed gear up.

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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