# Accident 19770226022979A: Piper PA24250, Broomfield, CO, February 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1977
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Jefferson County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N7237P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7237P-2013-02-20) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 67 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770226022979A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE OBSRVD COMING FRM ACFT SHORTLY AFTR LIFTOFF.PACKING ENVELOPE FOUND INSIDE FILTER ELEMENT.

## 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 DEN77FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA026), Feb 26, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N7237P), Broomfield, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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