- Date
- January 4, 1974
- Place
- Byers, CO · BYERS, CO
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5248SPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740104005289A
- Case key
- 186847
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0456 74/1/4 BYERS,COLO PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N5248S PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 27, 1490 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 125 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYHAVEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BYERS,COLO DENVER,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE CALM TEMPERATURE-F TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- OIL WELL SLUDGE SPLASHED ON ACFT DURING TKOF.ACFT BECAME TAIL HEAVY,WOULDNT CLIMB.FROST ON WNDSHLD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5248S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skyhaven
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.