# NTSB DEN73FTE65: Piper PA-28, N5220W, Limon, CO, March 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1973
- Place: Limon, CO · LIMON, CO
- Location: 39.2651° N, 103.6859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Limon, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2651&lon=-103.6859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170393
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FTE65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0604  73/3/19    LIMON,COLO          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N5220W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAMAR,COLO                  DENVER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - FOG
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- HIT PWRLINE,DMGD VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5220W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5220W), registered now, S/N 28-257, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730319005699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730319005699A), Mar 19, 1973: Piper PA28R200, Limon, CO, Substantial damage. Hit pwrline,dmgd vertical stabilizer and rudder.

## Other investigations on N5220W (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 BFO93LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA040), Feb 28, 1993: Piper PA-28-161 (N5220W), Napoleon, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INTENTIONAL STALL RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PREMATURE FLARE WHICH LED TO AN EXCEEDED PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF OVERALL…

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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