- Date
- November 10, 1972
- Place
- Paonia, CO · PAONIA, CO
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6611ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168916
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3371 72/11/10 PAONIA,COLO CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 279 TIME - 1045 N6611A PX- 2 0 0 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH FOLK VLY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PAONIA,COLO DELTA,UTAH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- RTE OF FLT TWD RISING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6611A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- North Folk Vly
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