NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN75FTE72
Registry · N7410J
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-140
Year of manufacture
1968 · 7 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9F8A2
Registrant of record
GEORGE LADELLE
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Historical record (pre-1982)
NTSB recorded this accident in the pre-1982 coded-field schema — structured fields rather than free-text narrative. Decoded codes use established NTSB single-letter taxonomies; cause factors remain verbatim pending the Form 6120.4 codebook lookup.
Aircraft
PIPER PA-28 · N7410J
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
Personal/private
Airport
LITTLETON ARPT
Kind of flying
A3
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
140° / 10 kt
Temp
70° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000028-24775
Total time
2,105 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Airline transport
Total hours
54
Age
25
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
GR SEPARATED.CONT,LND STAPLETON.DENS ALT 7600FT.
Investigator remarks
DOWNWIND TKOF DUE OBSTRUCTIONS.SETTLED TO GRND,L
Cause factors
- 64/A/02 A PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/16 A PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/29 A PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 82/J/W J WEATHER HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE Joint cause
- 88/K/49 K MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS SEPARATION IN FLIGHT Joint factor
- 88/K/94 K MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OVERLOAD FAILURE Joint factor
- 88/L/AQ L MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS DOWNWIND
- 83/L/I L TERRAIN HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table). Each row shows the raw triplet, modifier (Cause / Factor / etc.), category, and specific code.
Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket
3 1300.
Source file
NTSB_1975_3_1300.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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