DEN77FA011

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Denver, CO · November 29, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 29, 1976
Place
Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4125RPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761129041139A
Case key
156545

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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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3-3928  76/11/29   DENVER,CO           PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1420                    N4125R              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            46, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, 500
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND CANYON,AZ             DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-ANIMAL INTERFERENCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- UNRESTRAINED GERMAN SHEPHERD ABOARD.

Aircraft

Registration
N4125R
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Stapleton Intl

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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.