# NTSB DEN72DTC08: Piper PA-24, N5149P, Gillette, WY, October 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1971
- Place: Gillette, WY · GILLETTE, WY
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164268
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72DTC08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTC08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3956   71/10/3   GILLETTE,WYO        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 0630                    N5149P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLETTE CAMPBELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GILLETTE,WYO                GAGE,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5149P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gillette Campbell

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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