- Date
- May 25, 1973
- Place
- Salida, CO · SALIDA, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9934WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730525018319A
- Case key
- 190008
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2234 73/5/25 SALIDA,COLO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 134 TIME - 1005 N9934W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDER FLD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALIDA,COLO PLAINVIEW,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 250 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 12 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ARPT MGR ADZD PLT ALL TKOFS TO N.E. REGARDLESS OF WIND. RWY ELEV VARIES 110FT. INCOR USE OF FLAPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9934W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alexander Fld
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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