- Date
- October 24, 1970
- Place
- Loveland, CO · LOVELAND, CO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N46653Aeronca 0-58B
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158971
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4108 70/10/24 LOVELAND,COLO AERONCA 0-58B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 215 TIME - 1415 N46653 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.COLLINS-LOVELA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GREELEY,COLO BOULDER,COLO LOVELAND,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 55 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- FLEW LOW,SLOW FINAL APCH. GUSTING TO 25K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46653
- Reported as
- Aeronca 0-58B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ft.Collins-Lovela
N46653Registration cancelled Feb 7, 2018 · Aeronca 0-58BAirframe modelAeronca 0-58BEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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