- Date
- July 23, 1977
- Place
- Bakersville, CO · BAKERSVILLE, CO
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N444YBeech D35
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770723040119A
- Case key
- 145459
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3703 77/7/23 NR.BAKERSVILLE,CO BEECH D35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 825 TIME - 1100 N444Y PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 516 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BROOMFIELD,CO LANCASTER,CA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 55 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 230 8 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACCIDENT SITE 11700FT MSL.D/A 14000FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N444Y
- Reported as
- Beech D35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N444YRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 1978 · Beech D35Airframe modelBeech D35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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