- Date
- August 16, 1987, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Englewood, CO
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N64038Fairchild PT-23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870816050569A
- Case key
- 17126
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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 & pax were flying to cheyenne, WY to put N64038 on static display. The plt stated the eng lost pwr drg climb- out at aprx 300' AGL. He was unable to restore pwr & maneuvered for an off arpt landing. A witness stated that after takeoff, N64038 lvld off at aprx 200' & did not appear to accelerate. He stated the acft began to settle to the gnd aprx 1.5 mi from the arpt. Drg his observation, he saw the acft in a shallow turn for about 90 deg, then saw the rgt wing make an abrupt dip. Subsequently, the acft struck the bank of a road cut in a rgt wing low, nose hi attitude & was extensively damaged. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was fnd drg the investigation. The density alt was calculated to be 7767'.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64038
- Reported as
- Fairchild PT-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2733AE
- Airframe hours
- 3,559
- Engine
- Continental R-670-16, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Confederate Air Force
- Registered owner
- Confederate Air Force
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 2, 1987 · 78 hours before
- Departed
- APA
- Destination
- CHY · Cheyenne, WY
- Airport
- Centennial, runway 10, 4,903 × 62 ft, asphalt
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 258 total · 48 in this make and model · 152 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- APA, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.