- Date
- January 15, 1971
- Place
- Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3056ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159915
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0512 71/1/15 ASPEN,COLO CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 35, 192 TIME - 1055 N3056A PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASPEN,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: REGULATOR TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SMOKE IN COCKPIT FUMES IN CABIN REMARKS- VOLTAGE REGULATOR FAILED RESULTING IN FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3056A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sardy
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