- Date
- July 26, 1969
- Place
- Casper, WY · CASPER, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3130KCulver V
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167227
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3343 69/7/26 NR.CASPER,WYO CULVER V CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1400 TIME - 1745 N3130K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CASPER,WYO BAKERSFIELD,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT 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 90 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- ATTEMPTED OPERATION EXCEEDING ACFT CAPABILITIES.DEN ALT 11500 FT.UNABLE TO CLIMB OVER MT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3130K
- Reported as
- Culver V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3130KRegistration cancelled Dec 30, 2023 · Culver VAirframe modelCulver VEngine modelContinental C85 series
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