# NTSB DEN72DTE37: Piper PA-22, N1504P, Arboles, CO, October 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1971
- Place: Arboles, CO · ARBOLES, CO
- Location: 37.0209° N, 107.4217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arboles, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0209&lon=-107.4217&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72DTE37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTE37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4031  71/10/25   ARBOLES,COLO        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N1504P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAVAJO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                 UPLAND,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF ON MUDDY RWY,ABRTD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1504P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1504P-1975-09-26), registration cancelled 1975-09-26, S/N 22-2368, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Navajo

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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