# NTSB DEN78FTF70: Peer JR ACE E, N5575V, Mack, CO, June 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1978
- Place: Mack, CO · MACK, CO
- Location: 39.2239° N, 108.8651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mack, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2239&lon=-108.8651&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTF70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTF70

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1279  78/6/30    MACK,CO             PEER JR ACE E       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 67, 2175
        TIME - 1025                    N5575V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 236 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  MACK MESA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MACK,CO                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STROMBERG CARB,NAS3A1,NEEDLE VALVE SEAT,P/N 383911,NOT SAFTIED,LOOSE,BLOCKED FLOAT ARM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5575V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5575V), registered now, S/N E163, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PEER JR ACE E
- Registry model: [Peer JUNIOR ACE "E"](https://openairdocs.org/model/peer-junior-ace-e) (registry code 05629BW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Mack Mesa

## 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 19780630015939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780630015939A), Jun 30, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Mack,Co, CO, Substantial damage. Stromberg carb,NAS3A1,needle valve seat,p/n 383911,not saftied,looseblocked float arm.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.