# NTSB DEN66F0267: Piper PA-24, N7122P, Greely, CO, April 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1966
- Place: Greely, CO · GREELY, CO
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0267
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0267

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0670  66/4/15    GREELY COLO         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 220
        TIME - 2100                    N7122P              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELD COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH AN UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT DURING A NIGHT OPERATION.LANDING GEAR DAMAGED INFLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7122P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7122P-1970-09-04), registration cancelled 1970-09-04, S/N 24-2282 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Weld County

## Other investigations on N7122P (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 MIA69F0462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0462), Mar 15, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N7122P), Brooksville, FL, destroyed

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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