- Date
- May 3, 1974
- Place
- Amherst, CO · AMHERST, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2856ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740503011939A
- Case key
- 124377
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1142 74/5/3 NR.AMHERST,COLO PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 150 TIME - 0600 N2856Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAUERLY STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OGALLALA,NEBR AMHERST,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- UN STOP ON WET FROSTY STRIP,HIT HOLE AVOIDING POLE & FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2856Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bauerly Strip
N2856ZRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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.