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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 411 · Colorado Spgs, CO · October 22, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 22, 1975
Place
Colorado Spgs, CO · COLORADO SPGS, CO
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N411HGCessna 411
Status
Completed · report December 1, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19751022034619A
Case key
151159

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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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3-3197  75/10/22   COLORADO SPGS,CO    CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2100
        TIME - 1600                    N411HG              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 235 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO SPGS,CO            ARTESIA,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          ICE FOG                                                  RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           31                                                       50
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           4                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- MISTOOK TAXIWAY FOR RWY DUE POOR VIS.TWR INFORMED PLT ABT LIFTOFF & HE ABORTED.HIT BARRIER CHAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N411HG
Reported as
Cessna 411
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Peterson Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N411HG · 2

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