- Date
- August 31, 1972
- Place
- Bennett, CO · BENNETT, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N44JVTed Smith 601
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168185
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3918 72/8/31 BENNETT,COLO TED SMITH 601 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2000 TIME - 1755 N44JV PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CINCINNATI,OHIO DENVER,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CRASHED INTO BARROW DITCH AVOIDING TELFON WIRES DRG LDG ATMT ON ROAD.FUEL GAGES INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44JV
- Reported as
- Ted Smith 601
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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