- Date
- October 25, 1971
- Place
- Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7708NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163542
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1975 71/10/25 DENVER,COLO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 133 TIME - 0942 N7708N PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DENVER,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 60 170 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 6 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ACFT 77 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WT. EXCEEDED AFT CG LIMIT. DENSITY ALT ABOUT 7000 FT. 1 HR IN TYPE ACFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7708N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Stapleton
N7708NRegistration cancelled Jul 8, 2013 · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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