# NTSB DEN77FTE11: Piper PA-28, N44558, Pueblo, CO, December 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1976
- Place: Pueblo, CO · PUEBLO, CO
- Location: 38.2544° N, 104.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pueblo, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2544&lon=-104.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FTE11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3829  76/12/18   PUEBLO,CO           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 2650
        TIME - 1045                    N44558              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1192 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUEBLO MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUEBLO,CO                   STILLWATER,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- SELECTED EMPTY TANK FOR TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44558](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44558), registered now, S/N 28-7410095, built 1974 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pueblo Memorial

## 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 19761218041469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761218041469A), Dec 18, 1976: Piper PA28235, Pueblo, CO, Substantial damage. Selected empty tank for takeoff.

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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