- Date
- September 30, 1978
- Place
- Durango, CO · DURANGO, CO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7FFThorpe T-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780930029019A
- Case key
- 139011
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2751 78/9/30 DURANGO,CO THORPE T-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 168 TIME - 1605 N7FF PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANIMAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND CANYON,AZ DURANGO,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7FF
- Reported as
- Thorpe T-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Animas
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.