- Date
- November 16, 1980
- Place
- Salida, CO · SALIDA, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- C-GBYJCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128489
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0025 80/11/16 NR.SALIDA,CO CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1815 C-GBYJ PX- 0 0 2 DUAL 48, 20000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCCOOK,NE GRAND JUNCTION,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 10000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 15 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 330 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE REMARKS- UN OUTCLIMB SURROUNDING TRRN.MTN TOPS OBSCURED.CRASHED 11900FT MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- C-GBYJ
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage