# NTSB DEN69D0172: Piper PA-28, N9639W, Rangely, CO, January 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1969
- Place: Rangely, CO · RANGELY, CO
- Location: 40.0870° N, 108.7833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rangely, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0870&lon=-108.7833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0172
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0172

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0370  69/1/15    RANGELY,COLO        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1650                    N9639W              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 29, 743 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            380 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANGELY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9639W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9639W), registered now, S/N 28-23097, built 1967 (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: Rangely

## Other investigations on N9639W (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 DEN69D0106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0106), Oct 3, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N9639W), Rangely, 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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