# NTSB DEN72DTE28: Piper PA-28, N5846U, Ft.Collins, CO, September 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1971
- Place: Ft.Collins, CO · FT.COLLINS, CO
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163947
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72DTE28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTE28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3398   71/9/8    FT.COLLINS,COLO     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 0820                    N5846U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.COLLINS,COLO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5846U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5846U-1975-07-18), registration cancelled 1975-07-18, S/N 28-26677 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Valley Airpark

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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