- Date
- January 23, 1977
- Place
- Idalia, CO · IDALIA, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6720JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770123001269A
- Case key
- 156964
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0313 77/1/23 NR.IDALIA,CO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 30 TOTAL TIME - 1615 N6720J PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LARRY ALLEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP IDALIA,CO RETURN BURLINGTON,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- RUNWAY MUDDY AT TOUCHDOWN ZONE.FENCE POST 4FT FROM EDGE OF RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6720J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Larry Allen
N6720JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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 N6720J · 2
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