# NTSB DEN72FTE79: Piper PA-25, N7746Z, Kit Carson, CO, June 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1972
- Place: Kit Carson, CO · KIT CARSON, CO
- Location: 38.7628° N, 102.7955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kit Carson, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7628&lon=-102.7955&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167191
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72FTE79
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FTE79

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3413  72/6/26    KIT CARSON,COLO     PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2083
        TIME - 1615                    N7746Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANTON,COLO                  EADS,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT IN SLOW FLT ATTITUDE PROP DID NOT WINDMILL WHEN ENGINE FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7746Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7746Z-1975-02-13), registration cancelled 1975-02-13, S/N 25-3927 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7746Z (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 MKC72FCJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCJ17), Aug 12, 1971: Piper PA-25 (N7746Z), Gering, NE, destroyed

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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