- Date
- September 10, 1972
- Place
- Littleton, CO · LITTLETON, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5821UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168393
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3339 72/9/10 LITTLETON,COLO PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 21, 42 TOTAL TIME - 1115 N5821U PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBINE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBINE,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL REMARKS- ATTEMPTED A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF WITH FLAPS. HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK.LOW AIRSPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5821U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Columbine
N5821URegistration cancelled Mar 5, 2018 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N5821U · 1
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