- Date
- May 31, 1972
- Place
- Montrose, CO · MONTROSE, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6440FCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166933
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2085 72/5/31 MONTROSE,COLO CESSNA 150F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 12901 TIME - 0750 N6440F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 251 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTROSE,COLO MEXICAN HAT UT 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 - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE 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 60 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ATMTD OPN BEYOND ACFT CAPABILITY.DENS ALT APRXLY 9300FT.APRXLY 70LB OGWT AT TKOF.CRASH LNDD ON MT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6440F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6440FRegistration cancelled May 8, 2020 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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