# Accident 20140505006349A: Piper PA-25-235, Northglenn, CO, May 5, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2014, 15:44 local time
- Place: Northglenn, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8969° N, 105.0008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8969&lon=-105.0008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4519Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4519Y-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 462 total, 127 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140505006349A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 5, 2014 DURING A BANNER TOWING OPERATION, N4519Y, PA-25-235 CRASHED INTO A HOUSE IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AT 1544 MDT. NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD OR TO ANYBODY ON THE GROUND.

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 18V AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 FOR A BANNER TOW OVER COORS FIELD. THE ROUTE WAS WEST OUT OF 18V, CROSSED OVER I-25, THEN SOUTH TO COORS FIELD.  ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, HE CIRCLED NORTH OF E-470 DUE TO PERFORMANCE ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT TO GAIN ALTITUDE. HE PRECEDED SOUTH OVER EAST 120 AVENUE AND DECIDED TO TERMINATE THE FLIGHT DUE TO PERFORMANCE ISSUES AND WAS LOOKING FOR AN OFF FIELD LANDING SITE. HE STARTED A TURN TO THE WEST OVER 112TH AVENUE AND HE DROPPED THE BANNER DUE TO THE CONTINUE LOSS OF ALTITUDE. HE CRASHED INTO A HOUSE LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## 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 CEN14FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA230), May 5, 2014: Piper PA 25-235 (N4519Y), Northglenn, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to operate the banner-tow flight below the minimum safe altitude specified by federal regulation, which likely limited his ability to recover from a potential loss of airspeed…

## Other reports on N4519Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19730606014159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730606014159A), Jun 6, 1973: Piper PA25235 (N4519Y), North Loup, NE, Substantial damage. Hit gnd r wing low. Acft stalled at time of ctc. Atmtd line up with gully.

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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