DEN67D0219

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Steamboat Sp, CO · January 29, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 29, 1967
Place
Steamboat Sp, CO · STEAMBOAT SP, CO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7031FCessna 150
Status
Completed · report June 23, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118745

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0287  67/1/29    STEAMBOAT SP COLO   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 205
        TIME - 1700                    N7031F              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 187 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT ADJUST APPROACH PROCEDURES FOR HIGH ELEVATION OF ARPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7031F
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Steamboat Springs