- Date
- October 28, 1971
- Place
- Englewood, CO · ENGLEWOOD, CO
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3178KCessna 421
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164649
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4384 71/10/28 ENGLEWOOD,COLO CESSNA 421 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3500 TIME - 0720 N3178K PX- 0 0 5 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHOE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ENGLEWOOD,COLO MANZANILLO,MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER AIRFRAME BUFFET SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS FREEZING DRIZZLE, SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 25 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 360 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN BELOW MINIMUMS IFR REMARKS- APRX 278LBS OGW.ENCTRD ICING,CLIMB.RTRND RAVEC.CRASHED DRG LDG ATMT,UN MAINTAIN ALT.DENS ALT 6000.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3178K
- Reported as
- Cessna 421
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arapahoe County