DEN74AD015

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Holyoke, CO · October 9, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 9, 1973
Place
Holyoke, CO · HOLYOKE, CO
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7088RPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report December 3, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731009033009A
Case key
188381

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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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3-3101   73/10/9   HOLYOKE,COLO        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 49,
        TIME - 0750                    N7088R              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      150 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLYOKE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HOLYOKE,COLO                LOCAL                       UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- EMERG REVOKATION OF PLT LICENSE ON 9/10/73 FOR OPN IN VIOLATION OF FAR 91.9-91.11 AND 91.79.

Aircraft

Registration
N7088R
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Holyoke Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.