- Date
- March 9, 1971
- Place
- Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N513MM.Mustang M-1
- Status
- Completed · report May 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160341
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0036 71/3/9 AURORA,COLO M.MUSTANG M-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 190 TIME - 1100 N513M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OGALLALA,NEBR AURORA,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- GRADED SNOW ON RWY.L LDG GR AND WING DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N513M
- Reported as
- M.Mustang M-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Ranch
N513MRegistered now · Midget Mustang M-1Airframe modelMidget Mustang M-1Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.