- Date
- July 13, 1970
- Place
- Grand Junctn, CO · GRAND JUNCTN, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8644TCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115105
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2989 70/7/13 GRAND JUNCTN,COLO CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 5408 TIME - 1300 N8644T PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 470 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WALKER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NEV GRAND JUNCTN,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- 7.3 GALS FUEL FOUND IN L TK 1 PINT IN R TK.PLT LANDED OFF RWY,HIT ANT HILL 18IN HI.BROKE NOSE GR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8644T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Walker Field
N8644TRegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2019 · Cessna 182CAirframe modelCessna 182CEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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Other investigations on N8644T · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB GAA19CA146Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLivermore, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusting tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with runway lights and taxiway signage.NTSB LAX73OL009Accident · No injuriesClosedMexicali, MexicoNTSB SEA68D0129Accident · No injuriesClosedBridge, ID