DEN77FTE10

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Broomfield, CO · December 18, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 18, 1976
Place
Broomfield, CO · BROOMFIELD, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8749LPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report January 21, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761218038519A
Case key
152524

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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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3-3763  76/12/18   BROOMFIELD,CO       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 2382
        TIME - 1015                    N8749L              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOMFIELD,CO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N8749L
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jefferson County

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