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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Longmont, CO · November 29, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 29, 1974
Place
Longmont, CO · LONGMONT, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2079TPiper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report January 7, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741129039869A
Case key
142980

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3788  74/11/29   LONGMONT,COLO       PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 6110
        TIME - 0945                    N2079T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONGMONT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONGMONT,COLO               SCOTTSBLUFF,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND IN PLOWED FLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N2079T
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Longmont Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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