- Date
- June 24, 1990, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Golden, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N757KLCessna C-152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900624022069A
- Case key
- 17959
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Probable cause
The pilot's disregard for airplane performance data. Contributing to the accident were high density altitude and the fact that airplane climb performance capability was exceeded.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private pilot rented N757KL from a base operator at longmont, Colorado, to take his friend on a local pleasure flight. While flying in a mountainous area along the north side of a canyon, the pilot noticed that he was losing altitude. He said that he checked his instruments and controls but was unable to maintain flight. He said that just before impact, he put down full flaps and stalled the aircraft. The aircraft struck the ground and nosed over. He estimated the temperature was 80 degrees. The accident site elevation was 8000 feet density altitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757KL
- Reported as
- Cessna C-152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279800
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Clifford W. Judson, doing business as Judson Flying Service
- Departed
- 2V2 · Longmont, CO
- Destination
- 2V2
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 117 total · 71 in this make and model · 64 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 55 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- BJC, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.