- Date
- July 11, 1969
- Place
- Penrose, CO · PENROSE, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7375KPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170212
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2379 69/7/11 PENROSE,COLO PIPER PA-20 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1799 TIME - 1335 N7375K PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- LOW PASS TO OBSERVE AREA BEING USED TO FILM A MOVIE.HIT PROTRUDING ROCK FORMATION.1 PX DIED 8/69.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7375K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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