- Date
- July 6, 1973
- Place
- Littleton, CO · LITTLETON, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7744PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730706023709A
- Case key
- 189197
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2430 73/7/6 LITTLETON,COLO PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1821 N7744P PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 45, 4133 TOTAL HOURS, 42 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHO CTY APT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITTLETON,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- THROTTLE CTL CABLE,P/N 455-185, FAILED IN CLOSED POSITION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7744P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arapaho Cty Apt
N7744PRegistration cancelled Jul 19, 2012 · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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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.
Other investigations on N7744P · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN87LA138Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMonticello, UTThe plt stated after the accident that shortly after departure the pax smelled something burning. The plt circled the arpt and determined the flt could continue. A short time later the burning smell returned followed by a loss of fuel pressure. The plt…NTSB DEN68A0011Accident · No injuriesClosedLongmont, CONTSB DEN66F0257Accident · No injuriesClosedBroomfield, CO