# Incident 19780723038849I: Barton SYLKIE 1, Broomfield, CO, July 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1978, 10:48 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Jefferson Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N711WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barton SYLKIE 1 (registry code 0562148, https://openairdocs.org/model/barton-sylkie-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 95 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780723038849I

## Narrative

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

HOMEBUILT PILOT BUILDER UNABLE TO EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR.BOTH BELLCRANK SHAFTS HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N711WB (1)

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

- [Accident 19960721047399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960721047399A), Jul 21, 1996: N711WB, Broomfield, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) During a landing attempt at parklane airport, erie, Colorado, the aircraft struck a chain link fence and tore off the nose landing gear and the right…

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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