- Date
- January 4, 1978
- Place
- Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7594FChampion 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780104000189A
- Case key
- 143703
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0137 78/1/4 NR.AURORA,CO CHAMPION 7GCBC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 440 TIME - 1845 N7594F PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBINE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREAT BEND,KS AURORA,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH PARKED CESSNA 185 N9944X,DMG SUB. LANDED ON TAXIWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7594F
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Columbine
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.