- Date
- August 23, 1972
- Place
- Buffalo Crk, CO · BUFFALO CRK, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3777RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111826
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0692 72/8/23 BUFFALO CRK,COLO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 100 TIME - 1015 N3777R PX- 1 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DELTA,COLO DENVER,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT HIT TREE ABOUT 10 FT AGL IN MTN VALLEY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3777R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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