# NTSB DEN81FTE73: Piper PA-24, N14DK, Parker, CO, September 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1981
- Place: Parker, CO · PARKER, CO
- Location: 39.5092° N, 104.7719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parker, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5092&lon=-104.7719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTE73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3223  81/9/29  NR.PARKER,CO          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2464
        TIME - 1630                    N14DK               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PARKER,CO                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14DK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14DK-2012-06-27), registration cancelled 2012-06-27, S/N 24-4057, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810929072879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810929072879A), Sep 29, 1981: Piper PA24260, Parker, CO, Substantial damage. Ran off road during engine-out forced landing. Found one empty tank. Engine ran ok after accident.

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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