- Date
- July 1, 1973
- Place
- Colorado Spg, CO · COLORADO SPG, CO
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2630UCessna 172D
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730701026669A
- Case key
- 188881
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3100 73/7/1 COLORADO SPG,COLO CESSNA 172D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 110 TIME - 0105 N2630U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSON FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLORADO SPG,COLO BOULDER,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY TERRAIN - OTHER 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 TEMPERATURE-F NONE 70 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- INTXN TKOK. HIT MOBILE HOMES(MINOR DMG TO ONE AND SUBSTANTIAL DMG TO 2ND).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2630U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Peterson Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2630U · 2
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