- Date
- February 18, 1973
- Place
- Watkins, CO · WATKINS, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3922EAeronca 11BC
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730218005479A
- Case key
- 170370
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0658 73/2/18 WATKINS,COLO AERONCA 11BC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 132 TIME - 1140 N3922E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST COLFAX DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATKINS,COLO COLORADO SPRNGS,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PLT PLANNED TOUCH AND GO LDGS TO FREE WHEELS OF MUD.CK RWY FOR MUD HOLES,HIT PWRLINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3922E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 11BC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- East Colfax
N3922ERegistration cancelled May 14, 2004 · Aeronca 11BCAirframe modelAeronca 11BCEngine modelContinental C85 series
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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.