DEN70FXD07

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Palisade, CO · January 25, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 25, 1970
Place
Palisade, CO · PALISADE, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6293CPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report May 10, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
143324

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0479  70/1/25    PALISADE,COLO       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 890
        TIME - 1750                    N6293C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAONIA,COLO                 GRAND JUNCTION,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE

Aircraft

Registration
N6293C
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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