# NTSB DEN79FTE51: Piper PA-23, N4128P, Elbert, CO, June 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1979
- Place: Elbert, CO · ELBERT, CO
- Location: 39.2194° N, 104.5397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elbert, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2194&lon=-104.5397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135762
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTE51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1522  79/6/23    ELBERT,CO           PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1956
        TIME - 0730                    N4128P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 293 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING LAZY D
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELBERT,CO                   OKLAHOMA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING
        REMARKS- RUDDER TRIM FULL NOSE LEFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4128P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4128P-1981-08-11), registration cancelled 1981-08-11, S/N 23-1608 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying Lazy D

## 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 19790623014019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790623014019A), Jun 23, 1979: Piper PA23160, Elbert, CO, Substantial damage. Rudder trim was set for full nose left trim. Pilot ran off left side of runway on 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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