DEN74FTE49

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Kiowa, CO · January 26, 1974

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
January 26, 1974
Place
Kiowa, CO · KIOWA, CO
Injuries
3 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3011ZPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report March 5, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740126001909A
Case key
187227

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0095  74/1/26  NR.KIOWA,COLO         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 184
        TIME - 1245                    N3011Z              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELBERT,COLO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      50
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FULL FLAP TKOF FROM UPSLOPE GRAVEL RD.DENS ALT 7000FT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3011Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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