# NTSB DEN66D0182: Piper PA-28, N6626W, Avondale, CO, December 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1965
- Place: Avondale, CO · AVONDALE, CO
- Location: 38.2352° N, 104.3482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avondale, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2352&lon=-104.3482&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174820
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0182
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0182

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3588   65/12/4   AVONDALE COLO       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1520                    N6626W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6626W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6626W-1970-06-22), registration cancelled 1970-06-22, S/N 28-20723 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6626W (3)

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 DEN69F0228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0228), Apr 26, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N6626W), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN68F0147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0147), Nov 24, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N6626W), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67D0239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0239), Apr 1, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N6626W), Pueblo, CO, substantial damage

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.

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