- Date
- May 24, 1970
- Place
- Kim, CO · KIM, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7859NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181677
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2203 70/5/24 KIM,COLO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 73 TOTAL TIME - 1000 N7859N PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMMONS RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KIM,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- ACFT NEAR MAX GWT,D/A APRX 7500FT,2410FT RWY RQRD FOR T/O.RWY LENGTH 2600FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7859N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Simmons Ranch
N7859NRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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