DEN66D0080

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Denver, CO · July 25, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1965
Place
Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6731WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 24, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176587

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2308  65/7/25    DENVER COLO         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N6731W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N6731W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Stapleton

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.