DEN67F0106

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Fountain, CO · September 27, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 27, 1966
Place
Fountain, CO · FOUNTAIN, CO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7903YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report November 14, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121207

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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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3-2648  66/9/27    FOUNTAIN COLO       PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N7903Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 37, 2259 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            107 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIKES PEAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUCTIONS-MISINTERPRETED
        REMARKS- SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7903Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pikes Peak

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.