# NTSB DEN76DTE10: Piper PA-28, N9213W, Jarosa, CO, July 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1975
- Place: Jarosa, CO · JAROSA, CO
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150187
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DTE10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTE10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2304  75/7/29    JAROSA,CO           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 291
        TIME - 1745                    N9213W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAROSA,CO                   DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT BIRDS AND SWERVED OFF ROAD DURING TAXI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9213W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9213W-1977-02-18), registration cancelled 1977-02-18, S/N 28-10886, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750729026409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750729026409A), Jul 29, 1975: Piper PA28235, Jarosa, CO, Substantial damage. Hit birds and swerved off road during taxi.

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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