- Date
- August 2, 1964
- Place
- Antonito, CO · ANTONITO, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5252HPiper PA16
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182264
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2300 64/8/2 ANTONITO COLO PIPER PA16 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 65 TOTAL TIME - 1900 N5252H PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORTIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- GUSTY CROSSWIND TO 25 KNOTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5252H
- Reported as
- Piper PA16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ortiz
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