# Accident 20170218005919A: Piper PA-28R-200, Englewood, CO, February 18, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2017, 15:29 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5700° N, 104.8494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5700&lon=-104.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2702R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2702R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,400 total, 17 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170218005919A

## Narrative

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

ON 02/18/2017 AT 1529 MDT, N2702R, A PIPER PA-28R-200 AIRPLANE CRASHED ON THE GROUNDS OF 12500 E. BELFORD AVENUE, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, ONE MILE SOUTH OF CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (APA). TWO PERSONS ONBOARD, ONE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE OTHER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN17LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA122), Feb 18, 2017: Piper PA 28R-200 (N2702R), Centennial, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of airplane control during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N2702R (1)

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

- [Incident 20120716012409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120716012409I), Jul 16, 2012: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2702R), Merritt Island, FL, Minor damage. The PIC reported that he forgot to lower the ldg gear prior to landing on rwy 11. The acft sustained minor damage to the lower fuselage, rt side step, lower…

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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