# Accident 19791213033979A: Amtrdk DYKEDELTAJD2, Broomfield, CO, December 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1979, 07:47 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Jefferson Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N99DD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99DD-2009-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Radford DYKE DELTA JD II (registry code 0566502, https://openairdocs.org/model/radford-dyke-delta-jd-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDK DYKEDELTAJD2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 645 total, 111 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTE12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791213033979A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE NOSE HIGH LIFTOFF AND SHALLOW, WOBBLY CLIMB. HIT BELOW RIDGELINE A MILE FROM RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN80FTE12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE12), Dec 13, 1979: Delta Dyke (N99DD), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage, 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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