DEN73DTE64

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195A · La Salle, CO · April 1, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 1, 1973
Place
La Salle, CO · LA SALLE, CO
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1562DCessna 195A
Status
Completed · report May 17, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730401006899A
Case key
170326

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0696   73/4/1    LA SALLE,COLO       CESSNA 195A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N1562D              PX-  0  0  4  PARAJUMP-SPORT            AGE 41, 356 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            19 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY VIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA SALLE,COLO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           50                                                      360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 15K. VEERED TO L.

Aircraft

Registration
N1562D
Reported as
Cessna 195A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Valley View

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N1562D · 1

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