# Accident 20200202000799A: Piper PA-28-150, Florence, CO, February 2, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2020, 13:55 local time
- Place: Florence, CO
- Airport: Fremont County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4308° N, 105.1181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4308&lon=-105.1181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5969W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5969W-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-150 (registry code 7102804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (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-28-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 469 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200202000799A

## Narrative

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

ON 02/02/2020 THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 29 AT FREEMONT AIRPORT IN FLORENCE COLORADO.  THE WINDS WERE 250 AT 7 KNOTS, TEMP WAS 75 DEGREES AND IT WAS CLEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A VERY SLOW CLIMB OUT BEFORE THE PILOT CRASH LANDED ABOUT A HALF MILE AWAY AFTER TAKE OFF.

## 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 CEN20FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA072), Feb 2, 2020: Piper PA28 (N5969W), Florence, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue the takeoff with reduced airplane performance due to high density altitude

## Other reports on N5969W (1)

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

- [Accident 19860827086579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860827086579A), Aug 27, 1986: Piper PA28150 (N5969W), Junction City, KS, Substantial damage. The aircraft undershot the runway on landing. The instructor failed to adequately monitor the other pilot.

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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