# NTSB DEN76ATE13: Piper PA-24, N5950P, Steamboat Spgs, CO, August 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1975
- Place: Steamboat Spgs, CO · STEAMBOAT SPGS, CO
- Location: 40.4756° N, 106.8229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Steamboat Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4756&lon=-106.8229&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76ATE13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76ATE13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1919   75/8/7    STEAMBOAT SPGS,CO   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 620
        TIME - 1140                    N5950P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LEAVENWORTH,KS              STEAMBOAT SPGS,CO            GOODLAND,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- FLAPS UP LDG.PLT DELAYED BRAKE APPLICATION UNTIL 100FT FROM END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5950P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5950P), registered now, S/N 24-1041, built 1959 (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: Steamboat Springs

## 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 19750807022029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750807022029A), Aug 7, 1975: Piper PA24250, Steamboat Spgs, CO, Substantial damage. Flaps up ldg. Plt delayed brake application until 100FT from end of rwy.

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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