# NTSB DEN73DTE33: Champion 7KCAB, N5270X, Salida, CO, October 14, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1972
- Place: Salida, CO · SALIDA, CO
- Location: 38.5301° N, 105.9984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salida, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5301&lon=-105.9984&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169112
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DTE33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTE33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2748  72/10/14   SALIDA,COLO         CHAMPION 7KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N5270X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  HARIET ALXNDR FD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALIDA,COLO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                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                                                     LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          100                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS.PLT LANDED RWY 24
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5270X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5270X-2013-04-08), registration cancelled 2013-04-08, S/N 226, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Champion 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (registry code 21101P3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Hariet Alxndr Fd

## Other investigations on N5270X (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC83FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA199), Aug 24, 1983: Champion 7KCAB (N5270X), Boonville, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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