- Date
- February 26, 1980
- Place
- Fountain, CO · FOUNTAIN, CO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N24628Beech 23
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800226003909A
- Case key
- 131904
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0486 80/2/26 FOUNTAIN,CO BEECH 23 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N24628 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 21, 355 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 33 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP COLORADO SPRGS,CO RETURN PUEBLO,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- GRASS FIRE STARTED BY DOWNED PWR LINES.USAF FLT PLAN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24628
- Reported as
- Beech 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.