- Date
- May 10, 1974
- Place
- Delta, CO · DELTA, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N70859Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740510015129A
- Case key
- 124222
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1437 74/5/10 DELTA,COLO PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 1446 TIME - 1130 N70859 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 211 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAKE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DELTA,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT 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 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 320 25 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND 25 GUSTING TO 40 KTS.PLT DID NOT ASK FOR TAXI ASSISTANCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70859
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Blake Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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