# NTSB DEN77FA011: Piper PA-32, N4125R, Denver, CO, November 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1976
- Place: Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4125R-2013-09-27), registration cancelled 2013-09-27, S/N 32-40443 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stapleton Intl

## 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 19761129041139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761129041139A), Nov 29, 1976: Piper PA32300, CO, Substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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