- Date
- January 16, 1980
- Place
- Dove Creek, CO · DOVE CREEK, CO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3057ZPiper PA28RT
- Status
- Completed · report April 7, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800116001029A
- Case key
- 131528
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1319 80/1/16 DOVE CREEK,CO PIPER PA28RT CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 137 TIME - 0730 N3057Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOVE CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RIVERSIDE, CA DENVER,CO DOVE CREEK,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 20 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 45 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF 38LBS OVR MAX GROSS WT.ARPT ELEV 6975FT MSL.RWY SLOPED UPHILL IN DIRECTION OF TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3057Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA28RT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dove Creek
N3057ZRegistered now · Piper PA-28RT-201Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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