# Accident 20220522008269A: Piper PA-32-260, Broomfield, CO, May 22, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2022, 11:51 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Erie Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9965° N, 105.0427° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9965&lon=-105.0427&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220522008269A

## Narrative

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

WHILE DEPARTING ON PART 91 FLIGHT FROM ERIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN ERIE, CO N85CT PIPER CHEROKEE 6  CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF TO SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. DAY VFR, 1 PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER WITH FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CEN22FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA208), May 22, 2022: Piper PA-32-260 (N85CT), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff due to degraded engine performance. Contributing to the accident was the reduced performance of the engine, the reason for which could not be determined.

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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