- Date
- December 26, 1978
- Place
- Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5785NMidget Mustng
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781226038459A
- Case key
- 138537
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4095 78/12/26 NR.AURORA,CO MIDGET MUSTNG CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 211 TIME - 1535 N5785N PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBINE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AURORA,CO AURORA,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5785N
- Reported as
- Midget Mustng
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Columbine
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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