- Date
- September 29, 1979
- Place
- East Fruita, CO · EAST FRUITA, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N15JHSmith Mini DSA1
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790929025119A
- Case key
- 133176
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3277 79/9/29 NR.EAST FRUITA,CO SMITH MINI DSA1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 69 TOTAL TIME - 1645 N15JH PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAST FRUITA,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- FIRST FLT IN TAIL WHEEL ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15JH
- Reported as
- Smith Mini DSA1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cole
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.