NONE · Champion 7KCAB · 1998-01-10 · LEADVILLE, CO, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW98LA094
Event ID
20001211X09429
Type
Accident
Date
1998-01-10
Location
LEADVILLE, CO, USA
Coordinates
39.239788, -106.289245
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Champion
Model
7KCAB
Registration
N5275X
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors were a sudden windshift from a headwind to a quartering tailwind, and the snowbank.