- Date
- December 30, 1975
- Place
- Saint Elmo, CO · SAINT ELMO, CO
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4291TPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751230038579A
- Case key
- 151723
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3730 75/12/30 NR.SAINT ELMO,CO PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 293 TIME - 1800 N4291T PX- 0 1 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCCOOK,NE MONTROSE,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 12/31/75. HIT MTN RIDGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4291T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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