DEN69A0034

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310C · Aspen, CO · March 7, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 7, 1969
Place
Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious, 3 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1803HCessna 310C
Status
Completed · report May 6, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191360

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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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3-0161   69/3/7    ASPEN,COLO          CESSNA 310C         CR-  1  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N1803H              PX-  0  0  3  OTHER                     AGE 28, 1095 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      24
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          340                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- PLT WAS SHOWING PXS SKI SLOPES AFTER TERMINATING INSTRUCTIONAL PORTION OF FLT.STALLED ON MT SIDE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1803H
Reported as
Cessna 310C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Sardy Field

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.