- Date
- November 7, 1975
- Place
- Crested Butte, CO · CRESTED BUTTE, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1284FCessna A185F
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751107037329A
- Case key
- 151611
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3377 75/11/7 CRESTED BUTTE,CO CESSNA A185F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0615 N1284F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 33, 2068 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 149 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRESTED BUTTE,CO CRAWFORD,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ENG LOST POWER AFTER LIFTOFF. PLT LND. RWY DOWNSLOPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1284F
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.