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DEN71FXA11

1970-10-02 · WALLCOTT, Wyoming, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
CESSNA TP206 · N8670Z
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EY
Operator type
D
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Wind
270° / 12 kt
Temp
65° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000P206-0470
Total time
444 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
876
Age
41

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

RED HALF FLAPS.DENSITY ALT ABOUT 8800 FT.STOL ACFT

Investigator remarks

ATTEMPTED TO TURN AROUND DUE RISING TERRAIN.LOWE

Cause factors

  • 64/A/27 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 83/J/I J
    TERRAIN HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS Joint cause
  • 82/J/W J
    WEATHER HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE Joint cause
  • 64/J/71 J
    PILOT IN COMMAND MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS Joint cause

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 3882. Source file NTSB_1970_3_3882.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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