- Date
- July 25, 1964
- Place
- Nucia, CO · NUCIA, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1561APiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182808
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2202 64/7/25 NUCIA COLO PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 165 TIME - 1900 N1561A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPKINS FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1561A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hopkins Field
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Other investigations on N1561A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL84LA012Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMoncks Corner, SCThe plt reported that he landed on rwy 5 with a wind from the north northwest at 8 to 15 KTS. During the landing, he encountered a gust of wind, the acft veered, and subsequently, the right main gear failed.NTSB SEA65F0039Accident · No injuriesClosedOntario, OR