# NTSB DEN66F0257: Piper PA-24, N7744P, Broomfield, CO, March 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1966
- Place: Broomfield, CO · BROOMFIELD, CO
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172527
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0257

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0604  66/3/28    BROOMFIELD COLO     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 135
        TIME - 1430                    N7744P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7744P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7744P-2012-07-19), registration cancelled 2012-07-19, S/N 24-2959, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jefferson County

## Other investigations on N7744P (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 DEN87LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA138), May 31, 1987: Piper PA-24-250 (N7744P), Monticello, UT, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN74FTE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE03), Jul 6, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N7744P), Littleton, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN68A0011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0011), Aug 4, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N7744P), Longmont, 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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