ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 148255
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| Date: | Friday 31 August 2012 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | Three Bushwhackers Inc |
| Registration: | N3031M |
| MSN: | 12-1719 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2868 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 miles below St. Charles Peak, San Isabel Nat\'l Forest, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Pueblo, CO (PUB) |
| Pueblo, CO (PUB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While maneuvering in mountainous terrain at high density altitude conditions, the pilot impacted a ridge area. An evaluation of the terrain near the accident site and the performance capabilities of the airplane indicated that the pilot selected a route of flight toward rising terrain that the airplane could not climb sufficiently quickly to avoid. Examination of the airframe, engine, and propeller did not reveal any preimpact failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s selection of a flightpath toward rising terrain that exceeded the climb capability of the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2012 01:10 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Sep-2012 01:30 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 01-Sep-2012 12:59 | signaal | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Sep-2012 13:06 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2012 10:19 | bizjets101 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator] |
| 04-Sep-2012 13:43 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Feb-2017 17:35 | rvargast17 | Updated [Damage] |
| 28-Nov-2017 13:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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