# NTSB DEN74AD015: Piper PA-28, N7088R, Holyoke, CO, October 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1973
- Place: Holyoke, CO · HOLYOKE, CO
- Location: 40.5821° N, 102.2968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holyoke, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5821&lon=-102.2968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74AD015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3101   73/10/9   HOLYOKE,COLO        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 49,
        TIME - 0750                    N7088R              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      150 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLYOKE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HOLYOKE,COLO                LOCAL                       UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- EMERG REVOKATION OF PLT LICENSE ON 9/10/73 FOR OPN IN VIOLATION OF FAR 91.9-91.11 AND 91.79.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7088R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7088R-1973-11-20), registration cancelled 1973-11-20, S/N 28-21791 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Holyoke Muni

## 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 19731009033009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731009033009A), Oct 9, 1973: Piper PA28R200, Holyoke, CO, Destroyed. Emerg revokation of plt license on 9/10/73 for opn in violation of FAR 91.9-91.11 and 91.79.

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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