- Date
- August 19, 1977
- Place
- Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3379BPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770819029769A
- Case key
- 158687
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2758 77/8/19 NR.DENVER, CO PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 141 TIME - 1345 N3379B PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBINE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MINNEAPOLIS, MN BROOMFIELD, CO DENVER, CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 80 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- AIRCRAFT AT MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT. DENSITY ALTITUDE 7990 FEET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3379B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Columbine
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Other investigations on N3379B · 1
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