- Date
- March 24, 1970
- Place
- Hudson, CO · HUDSON, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N46746Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 134236
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1397 70/3/24 HUDSON,COLO CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 503 TIME - 1300 N46746 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LLOYD LAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUDSON,COLO BROOMFIELD,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY REMARKS- T/O S UPHILL GRADE 1 1/2 DEGREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46746
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lloyd Land
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