- Date
- July 25, 1970
- Place
- Montrose, CO · MONTROSE, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7569JPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115857
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0919 70/7/25 MONTROSE,COLO PIPER PA-28R CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 144 TIME - 1446 N7569J PX- 0 2 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTROSE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTROSE,COLO DELTA,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PROP CTL APRX 3/4 FORWARD.DENSITY ALT APRX 8600FT. LDG GR IN DWN PSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7569J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Montrose
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