# NTSB DEN67F0059: Stearman PT-17, N9040R, Broomfield, CO, July 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67F0059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1834   66/7/6    BROOMFIELD COLO     STEARMAN PT-17      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 700
        TIME - 0830                    N9040R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT HELICOPTER N8892F SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9040R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN PT-17
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jefferson County

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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