DEN69F0118

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Greely, CO · August 30, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 30, 1968
Place
Greely, CO · GREELY, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7076RPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report November 13, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108492

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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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3-3360  68/8/30    GREELY,COLO         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 0846                    N7076R              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELD COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N7076R
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Weld County