- Date
- March 7, 1971
- Place
- Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2700FCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160719
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0806 71/3/7 ASPEN,COLO CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 93 TOTAL TIME - 1312 N2700F PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASPEN,COLO WICHITA,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- T/O MADE WITH MIXTURE FULL RICH.HANDBOOK STATES MIXTURE SHOULD BE LEANED FOR OPN ABV 5000 FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2700F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sardy Field
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