- Date
- July 8, 1976
- Place
- Buena Vista, CO · BUENA VISTA, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1597Beech C45H
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155098
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3830 76/7/8 BUENA VISTA,CO BEECH C45H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1170 TIME - 1900 N1597 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 525 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUENA VISTA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CANON CITY, CO BUENA VISTA,CO UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- WITH DARKNESS APPROACHING, PLT LNDD BESIDE RWY MARKED BY TIRES 1/2 COVERED WITH WEEDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1597
- Reported as
- Beech C45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Buena Vista
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