- Date
- August 7, 1976
- Place
- Englewood, CO · ENGLEWOOD, CO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3144VBeech 35
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760807023209A
- Case key
- 154992
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2072 76/8/7 ENGLEWOOD,CO BEECH 35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 206 TIME - 1640 N3144V PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHOE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DETROIT,MI ENGLEWOOD,CO GOODLAND,KS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 10000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 210 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PILOT WATCHED AIRSPEED TO PREVENT STALL. RAPID WIND SHIFTS. GUSTS TO 40 KTS. HIT 1500FT SHORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3144V
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arapahoe County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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