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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T337C · Brighton, CO · February 22, 1976

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 22, 1976
Place
Brighton, CO · BRIGHTON, CO
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2629SCessna T337C
Status
Completed · report April 12, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760222005189A
Case key
152731

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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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3-0490  76/2/22    BRIGHTON,CO         CESSNA T337C        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1567
        TIME - 1710                    N2629S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEAVENWORTH,KS              FT LUPTON,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN OPEN FIELD 575FT FROM TREES IN FLT PATH.AREA NOT PREPARED LDG SITE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2629S
Reported as
Cessna T337C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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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.