# Accident 20181026020889A: Piper PA-28-140, Denver, CO, October 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2018, 07:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5356° N, 104.8617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5356&lon=-104.8617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5575U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5575U-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181026020889A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/26/2018 AT 0730 MDT, N5575U A PIPER PA-28-140 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING OFF FIELD LANDING AFTER POWER LOSS DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKE OFF FROM CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, CO. THE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED. 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 ERA19LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA027), Oct 26, 2018: Piper PA28 (N5575U), Parker, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to carburetor icing, and the pilot's failure to effectively use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.

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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