# Accident 19960928030239A: Piper PA30, Denver, CO, September 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1996
- Place: Denver, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 39.7498° N, 104.5997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7498&lon=-104.5997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37P-1999-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA403) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960928030239A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, FIRE ON LEFT WING TIP, LANDED IN A FIELD GEAR DOWN.

## 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 FTW96LA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA403), Sep 28, 1996: Piper PA-30 (N37P), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's failure to use proper procedures and engage the turbochargers for takeoff from a high altitude airport. A factor was the high density altitude.

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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