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| Date: | Friday 31 May 2024 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | RPB Aero LLC opb Private |
| Registration: | N7500P |
| MSN: | 24-2699 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS/KCOS), CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Denton Enterprise Airport, TX (KDTO) |
| Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, CO (COS/KCOS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
n May 31, 2024, about 1245 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-24-250 airplane, N7500P, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The pilot was not injured, and the passenger received minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot reported that while approaching to land at the City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), when the airplane was abeam the runway numbers on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, he noticed that the engine sounded as if it was no longer producing power. He confirmed the loss of power and attempted to restart the engine by switching fuel tanks and selecting a different fuel tank. Power was not restored, and the pilot executed a forced landing to a field short of the approach end of runway 13 at COS.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://gazette.com/news/small-aircraft-makes-emergency-landing-in-southeast-colorado-springs/article_6b96d1ba-1f84-11ef-a8ea-dbc495734476.html
https://www.fox21news.com/top-stories/aircraft-makes-emergency-landing-north-of-airport-road/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7500P
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N7500P/history/20240531/1502Z/KDTO/KCOS
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/86655_1562524120.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 September 1967 | N7500P | Southwest Air | 0 | Boulder, CO | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2024 22:59 | Geno | Added |
| 01-Jun-2024 05:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 01-Jun-2024 05:58 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Phase, Category] |
| 01-Jun-2024 10:59 | Captain Adam | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2024 20:22 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report] |
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