- Date
- January 5, 1978
- Place
- Leadville, CO · LEADVILLE, CO
- Injuries
- 20 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N26KADehavnd Can DHC-6
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780105003509A
- Case key
- 143728
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0234 78/1/5 LEADVILLE,CO DEHAVND CAN DHC-6 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1240 N26KA PX- 0 0 18 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 33, 3704 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 2540 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ASPEN,CO DENVER,CO LEADVILLE,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 28 280 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- CO CHIEF PLT STATED APPROACHES ARE TAUGHT TO BE MADE WITH PWR ON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26KA
- Reported as
- Dehavnd Can DHC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake County
FAA reports on this event · 1
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