# Accident 20150925016909A: Howard Aircraft DGA-15P, Aurora, CO, September 25, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2015, 15:00 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5597° N, 104.8503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5597&lon=-104.8503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1785H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1785H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Howard DGA-15P (registry code 4690506, https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD AIRCRAFT DGA-15P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150925016909A

## Narrative

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

PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO INEFFECTIVENESS OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL. AIRCRAFT PORPOISED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IMPACTING RUNWAY. PIC SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND AIRCRAFT SHEARED GEAR ON IMPACT CAUSING LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO RIGHT STRUT.

## 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 GAA15CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA294), Sep 25, 2015: Howard DGA 15P (N1785H), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the elevator control system linkage at a push/pull tube and cable joint, for an unknown reason, because the bolt and associated hardware securing the joint was not found for…

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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