- Date
- November 29, 1973
- Place
- Walden, CO · WALDEN, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N175XCessna 182C
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731129038749A
- Case key
- 173487
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3482 73/11/29 NR.WALDEN,COLO CESSNA 182C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 115 TIME - 1215 N175X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WALDEN,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PITOT COVER ON.ACFT OBSERVED AT LO ALT TKOF TO IMPACT.HIT TREE,ROLLED INVERTED.SEATBELT NOT USED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N175X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.