- Date
- August 8, 1976
- Place
- Grand Junction, CO · GRAND JUNCTION, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3427GDouglas A-26B
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155685
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3123 76/8/8 NR.GRAND JUNCTION,CO DOUGLAS A-26B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1618 N3427G PX- 0 0 0 FIRE CONTROL 39, 4100 TOTAL HOURS, 500 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND JUNCTION,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 77 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 135 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 25K. DENSITY ALT ABT 9700FT.FIRE SUPPRESION. STALLED DRG STEEP BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3427G
- Reported as
- Douglas A-26B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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