# Accident 19780816030219A: Rkwell 56/, Broomfield, CO, August 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1978
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Jeffco
- 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: N560S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 56/
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,749 total, 34 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780816030219A

## Narrative

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

PIC CUT MIX AT 500FT.CARB IDLE-CUTOFF PLUNGER JAMMED,UNABLE RESTAROP NOT FEATHERED.D/A 7000FT.

## 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 DEN78FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA062), Aug 16, 1978: Aero Comdr 560A (N560S), 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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