- Date
- December 14, 1971
- Place
- Eldora, CO · ELDORA, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N160JNN.American AT-6G
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164921
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4217 71/12/14 ELDORA,COLO N.AMERICAN AT-6G CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1340 N160JN PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 29, 4200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 99 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DENVER,COLO STEAMBOAT SPGS,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS BLOWING SNOW VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STNDG LENTICULAR CLDS ALG FRONT MTN RANGE.SFC WND STG NW EST 40K,BLWG SNW.HIT LEE SIDE MTN RIDGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N160JN
- Reported as
- N.American AT-6G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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