# NTSB DEN74FTE03: Piper PA-24, N7744P, Littleton, CO, July 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1973
- Place: Littleton, CO · LITTLETON, CO
- Location: 39.5904° N, 105.0201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Littleton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5904&lon=-105.0201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189197
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FTE03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE03

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7744P-2012-07-19), registration cancelled 2012-07-19, S/N 24-2959, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arapaho Cty Apt

## 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 19730706023709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730706023709A), Jul 6, 1973: Piper PA24250, Littleton, CO, Substantial damage. Throttle ctl cable,p/n 455-185, failed in closed position.

## Other investigations on N7744P (3)

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 DEN87LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA138), May 31, 1987: Piper PA-24-250 (N7744P), Monticello, UT, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN68A0011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0011), Aug 4, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N7744P), Longmont, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66F0257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0257), Mar 28, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N7744P), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage

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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