- Date
- February 28, 1978
- Place
- State Bridge, CO · STATE BRIDGE, CO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7639UCessna 172F
- Status
- Completed · report May 10, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 143274
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0601 78/2/28 NR.STATE BRIDGE,CO CESSNA 172F CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 4208 TIME - 1545 N7639U PX- 0 0 0 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAGLE,CO EAGLE,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DESCENDED BELOW SURROUNDING TERRAIN DURING SEARCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7639U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage