DEN79FTE70

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-36 · Pueblo, CO · August 7, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 7, 1979
Place
Pueblo, CO · PUEBLO, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3724EPiper PA-36
Status
Completed · report September 28, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790807021919A
Case key
133706

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3274   79/8/7    PUEBLO,CO           PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4630
        TIME - 0530                    N3724E              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 4430 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA JUNTA,CO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N3724E
Reported as
Piper PA-36
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Private Airstrip

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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