- Date
- January 27, 1979
- Place
- Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9896RBeech M35
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790127001699A
- Case key
- 137228
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1534 79/1/27 ASPEN,CO BEECH M35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 892 TIME - 1319 N9896R PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PITKIN CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DENVER,CO ASPEN,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: GO-AROUND COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- PLT THOUGHT GEAR WAS UP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9896R
- Reported as
- Beech M35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pitkin Co
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9896R · 1
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