Piper PA-24 N7237P
26 February 1977 · Broomfield, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 February 1977 at about 14:04 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N7237P, operated by Medario Air In, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Broomfield, Colorado, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 died, 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Broomfield, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N7237P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Medario Air In
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Thermopolis, Wy
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1572
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SMOKE OBSRVD COMING FRM ACFT SHORTLY AFTR LIFTOFF.PACKING ENVELOPE FOUND INSIDE FILTER ELEMENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1977 | Piper PA-24 | Blakesburg, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 25 Aug 1977 | Piper PA-24 | New Lebanon, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Aug 1977 | Piper PA-24 | Garfield, Arkansas, United States | Silver Eagle A | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1977 | Piper PA-24 | Oroville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |