- Date
- June 13, 1971
- Place
- Rocky Ford, CO · ROCKY FORD, CO
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6993QBeech 23
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162295
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4290 71/6/13 ROCKY FORD,COLO BEECH 23 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 65 TOTAL TIME - 1347 N6993Q PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MELON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKY FORD,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- ENTERED STEEP BANK ABOUT 200 FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6993Q
- Reported as
- Beech 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Melon
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