# NTSB DEN79FTE70: Piper PA-36, N3724E, Pueblo, CO, August 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1979
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTE70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3274   79/8/7    PUEBLO,CO           PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4630
        TIME - 0530                    N3724E              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 4430 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA JUNTA,CO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3724E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3724E-1994-05-26), registration cancelled 1994-05-26, S/N 367960054 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36
- Registry model: [Piper PA-36-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (registry code 7103612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Airstrip

## 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 19790807021919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790807021919A), Aug 7, 1979: Piper PA36285, Pueblo, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he stalled the aircraft several feet above the runway.

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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