Piper PA-22 N159F
6 January 1974 · South Fork, Colorado, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 6 January 1974 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N159F, operated by Sun Dial Flyin, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near South Fork, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- South Fork, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N159F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sun Dial Flyin
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Denver, Colo → Gallup, N Mex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0052
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LANDED IN DEEP SNOW DUE TO WX AND LOW FUEL STATE.FLT OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN CLOUDY CONDITIONS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 1974 | Piper PA-22 | Novato, California, United States | Bettye K Depew | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1974 | Piper PA-22 | Craig, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Aug 1974 | Piper PA-22 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | State Aerial | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-22 | Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1974 | Piper PA-22 | Plymouth, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1974 | Piper PA-22 | Minneapolis, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |