Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary DEN87FA220

ENGLEWOOD, CO, USA

Aircraft #1

N64038

FAIRCHILD PT-23

Analysis

THE PLT & PAX WERE FLYING TO CHEYENNE, WY TO PUT N64038 ON STATIC DISPLAY. THE PLT STATED THE ENG LOST PWR DRG CLIMB- OUT AT APRX 300' AGL. HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE PWR & MANEUVERED FOR AN OFF ARPT LANDING. A WITNESS STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, N64038 LVLD OFF AT APRX 200' & DID NOT APPEAR TO ACCELERATE. HE STATED THE ACFT BEGAN TO SETTLE TO THE GND APRX 1.5 MI FROM THE ARPT. DRG HIS OBSERVATION, HE SAW THE ACFT IN A SHALLOW TURN FOR ABOUT 90 DEG, THEN SAW THE RGT WING MAKE AN ABRUPT DIP. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT STRUCK THE BANK OF A ROAD CUT IN A RGT WING LOW, NOSE HI ATTITUDE & WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FND DRG THE INVESTIGATION. THE DENSITY ALT WAS CALCULATED TO BE 7767'.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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