- Date
- February 23, 1973
- Place
- Broomfield, CO · BROOMFIELD, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N421FLPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730223005809A
- Case key
- 170371
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0659 73/2/23 BROOMFIELD,COLO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 25 TOTAL TIME - 0734 N421FL PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROOMFIELD,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE OF ACFT ON SHORT FIELD TKOF KEPT PLT FM SEEING WATER TWR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N421FL
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Jefferson County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.