- Date
- July 9, 1986, 09:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Salida, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1272KLuscombe 8A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860709031519A
- Case key
- 17001
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, upon entering the mountain pass, the acft he was piloting encountered downdrafts from which he was unable to recover. The plt stated he bled off airspeed until contact with the trees. A local flt instructor who witnessed the accident while flying overhead, stated he had given the plt of the mishap acft, via radio communications, alt's needed to clear the pass & also 'his last turn around point.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1272K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3999
- Airframe hours
- 1,009
- Engine
- Continental A65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James H. Tribbey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1985 · 73 hours before
- Departed
- 00V · Falcon, CO
- Destination
- GJT · Grand Junction, CO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 243 total · 243 as pilot in command · 43 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.