# Accident 19961210047559A: Piper PA24400, Denver, CO, December 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1996, 12:26 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9401° N, 105.0591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9401&lon=-105.0591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8450P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8450P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961210047559A

## Narrative

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

(-16) ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ A/C XPONDER OPERATED BEYOND 24 MOS. CALIBRATION FAR 91.413(A).

## 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 FTW97LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA061), Dec 10, 1996: Piper PA-24-400 (N8450P), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain proper alignment with the runway, while landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the variable/gusty wind condition with possible windshear.

## Other reports on N8450P (1)

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

- [Incident 20150630010829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150630010829I), Jun 30, 2015: Piper PA-24-400 (N8450P), Mobridge, SD, Minor damage. On June 30, 2015 at 12:45PM a PA-24-400 N8450P gear collasped during landing after the electrical system failed during a personal flight. VMC conditioned…

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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