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NTSB accident investigation · Taylr Titch M-3 · Watkins, CO · May 30, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 30, 1969
Place
Watkins, CO · WATKINS, CO
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1889Taylr Titch M-3
Status
Completed · report July 7, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183768

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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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3-1368  69/5/30    WATKINS,COLO        TAYLR TITCH M-3     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 100
        TIME - 1030                    N1889               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST COLFAX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- CONTROL APPARENTLY LOST DURING A RIGHT TURN APRXLY 500 FT AGL.

Aircraft

Registration
N1889
Reported as
Taylr Titch M-3
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
East Colfax

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.