- Date
- April 21, 1970
- Place
- Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8344GCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128656
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1697 70/4/21 AURORA,COLO CESSNA 150F CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 44 TOTAL TIME - 1000 N8344G PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCKLEY FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AURORA,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 70 80 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 6 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN APPROX 30DG R CRAB,PLT OVER CORRECTED TO L.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8344G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Buckley Field
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