# NTSB DEN66F0214: Piper PA-28, N6980W, Colo.Springs, CO, January 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1966
- Place: Colo.Springs, CO · COLO.SPRINGS, CO
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0214
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0214

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4410  66/1/23    COLO.SPRINGS,COLO   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1222                    N6980W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSON FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ICY
        REMARKS- 18 IN WIDE RNWY CENTERLINE STRIPE COATED WITH ICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6980W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6980W-2012-10-23), registration cancelled 2012-10-23, S/N 28-21178, built 1965 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Peterson Field

## Other investigations on N6980W (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 CEN11LA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA426), Jun 25, 2011: Piper PA-28-140 (N6980W), New Philadelphia, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect identification of the wind direction before landing, which resulted in a tailwind landing and subsequent runway excursion.

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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