# Accident 20211007017789A: Piper PA-24, Loveland, CO, October 7, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2021, 06:55 local time
- Place: Loveland, CO
- Airport: Northern Colorado Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4357° N, 105.0007° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4357&lon=-105.0007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5585P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5585P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 397 total, 397 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211007017789A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING PART 91 FLIGHT FROM AIRPORT FNL N5585P EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF AND LANDED ON A PUBLIC ROAD APPROXIMATELY 3000 FT. FROM THE SE END OF FNL RUNWAY 15. AIRCRAFT STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION OF CROSSROADS BOULEVARD AND BYRD DRIVE STRIKING A LIGHT POLE SHEARING THE LEFT WING. DAY VFR. 2 OCCUPANTS WITH 1 MINOR INJURY.

## 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 CEN22LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA010), Oct 7, 2021: Piper PA-24 (N5585P), Loveland, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to recognize the degraded engine power and abort the takeoff in a timely manner.

## Other reports on N5585P (1)

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

- [Accident 19781204036279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781204036279A), Dec 4, 1978: Piper PA24400 (N5585P), Vermillion, SD, Substantial damage. Patches of ice and frost on runway.

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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