- Date
- April 29, 1972
- Place
- Alamosa, CO · ALAMOSA, CO
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9371NPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165930
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0139 72/4/29 ALAMOSA,COLO PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1647 TIME - 1445 N9371N PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMOSA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALAMOSA,COLO GRAND CANYON,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 6000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 67 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 240 18 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT STATED ACFT NEAR MAX GROSS WT.DENSITY ALT ABOUT 9500 FT.LDG GR LOWERED AUTOMATICALLY IN CLIMB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9371N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alamosa
N9371NRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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