- Date
- September 18, 1970
- Place
- Boulder, CO · BOULDER, CO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8414YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161728
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1546 70/9/18 BOULDER,COLO PIPER PA-30 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 64, 600 TIME - 0946 N8414Y PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOULDER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOULDER,COLO CASPER,WYO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- ACFT OVER MAX GROSS WT ABOUT 124 LBS. CG UNDETERMINED. ASSUMED VERY NOSE HI ATTITUDE AFTER LIFTOFF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8414Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Boulder