- Date
- January 6, 1973
- Place
- Leadville, CO · LEADVILLE, CO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8327ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730106000389A
- Case key
- 169723
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0171 73/1/6 LEADVILLE,COLO CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N8327A PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 37, 4411 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALIDA,COLO LEADVILLE,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- IP DID NOT TAKE CONTROL SOON ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO EFFECT SAFE RECOVERY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8327A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8327A · 1
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