- Date
- April 22, 1971
- Place
- Rangely, CO · RANGELY, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6807ECessna 175A
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160774
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3177 71/4/22 RANGELY,COLO CESSNA 175A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 34, 25 TOTAL TIME - 2117 N6807E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RANGELY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RANGELY,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .175 PCT. WASNT CKD OUT FOR NITE FLT. CRASHED ON RIVER BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6807E
- Reported as
- Cessna 175A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rangely
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