- Date
- August 1, 1987, 06:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Englewood, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N73NSNord Stampe SV4C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870801045179A
- Case key
- 17064
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt reported that the eng lost power at about 100 ft AGL after takeoff and the forced landing resulted in substantial damage. Examination of the aircraft and engine after the accident did not reveal any evidence of pre-impact failure or deficiency.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73NS
- Reported as
- Nord Stampe SV4C (STAMPE SV4)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 303
- Airframe hours
- 1,046
- Engine
- Renault 1, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jay D. Galpin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · July 27, 1987 · 1 hours before
- Airport
- APA · Centennial, runway 10, 4,900 × 60 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Flight engineer, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 8,040 total · 225 in this make and model · 6,995 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N73NS · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.