# NTSB DEN81DTE30: Piper PA-24, N5113P, Denver, CO, April 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1981
- Place: Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTE30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTE30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3139  81/4/25    DENVER,CO           PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 544
        TIME - 1300                    N5113P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHOE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUEBLO,CO                   DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           COPILOT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NON-CFI PLT/OWNER ALLOWED OTR PLT TO FLY COMPLEX ACFT FOR 1ST TIME.ACFT NOT EQUIPPED W TOE BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5113P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arapahoe County

## 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 19810425027159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425027159A), Apr 25, 1981: Piper PA24250, Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Ground looped, collapsed gear. Not endorsed for operating complex aircraft.

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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