- Date
- August 4, 1971
- Place
- Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4960Piper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162897
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2867 71/8/4 DENVER,COLO PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2100 TIME - 1130 N4960 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHOE CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DENVER,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: BAFFLES PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- AD 68-5-1 NOT C/W.LOOSE CENTER BAFFLE RSTRCTD EXHST MUFFLER OUTLET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4960
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arapahoe Co
N4960Registered now · Piper PA-24-260Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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