- Date
- May 20, 1970
- Place
- Boulder, CO · BOULDER, CO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4555JPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125265
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0430 70/5/20 BOULDER,COLO PIPER PA-28R CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1507 N4555J PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 29, 1486 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOULDER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOULDER,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 86 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT TOP OF TREE AT ALT SLIGHTLY LWR THAN RWY 200 FT PAST RWY END.DNSTY ALT 8000FT.LDG GR EXTENDED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4555J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Boulder
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