- Date
- November 13, 1979
- Place
- Greeley, CO · GREELEY, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4742ECessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791113033519A
- Case key
- 133081
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3248 79/11/13 GREELEY,CO CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N4742E PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 22, 1504 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 199 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WELD COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LOVELAND,CO LOVELAND,CO GREELEY,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4742E
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Weld County
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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.
Other investigations on N4742E · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN23LA189Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGrand Junction, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with gusting wind.NTSB CEN12CA305Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCrystal Falls, MIThe pilot's abrupt maneuver to avoid deer that unexpectedly ran into the airplane's path during the landing roll.NTSB LAX93LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLanai, HIThe failure of the engine for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was that obstructions were hidden in the grass of the landing area chosen by the pilot for the forced landing.NTSB ANC88LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGeorgetown, AKThe pilot stated that he encountered several up & down drafts prior to lndg. After landing and taxiing toward shore, the pilot saw the surface water on the river being whipped up; the pilot estimated the wind to be 40 knots or more. The aircraft became…