# Accident 20130315004169A: Ryan NAVION, Broomfield, CO, March 15, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2013, 14:08 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9089° N, 105.1172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9089&lon=-105.1172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4276K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4276K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION (registry code 6150160, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN NAVION
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,866 total, 7 in this make and model, 214 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130315004169A

## Narrative

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

ON 3/15/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1408 LCL N4276K, A NAVION, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED UPON IMPACTING THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT BJC, JEFFCO CO AIRPORT. 4 SOULS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 CEN13LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA199), Mar 15, 2013: Ryan Navion (N4276K), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and decision to take off at a high density altitude and in gusting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N4276K (1)

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

- [Incident 19890326021559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890326021559I), Mar 26, 1989: Tmpson NAVION* (N4276K), Caldwell, ID, Minor damage. While practicing an engine failure, pilot forgot that he had retracted landing gear and landed with gear up.

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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