Aviation accident DEN01LA117

Name: aviation accident: Piper PA-12 near EAGLE (2001-06-24)
Start: 2001-06-24
Location: EAGLE, CO, USA

NONE · Piper PA-12 · 2001-06-24 · EAGLE, CO, USA

Event

NTSB number: DEN01LA117
Event ID: 20010706X01317
Type: Accident
Date: 2001-06-24
Location: EAGLE, CO, USA
Coordinates: 39.65073, -106.819351

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Piper
Model: PA-12
Registration: N7850H
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate wind evaluation, and his inadequate planning/decision to land with a tailwind, at a density altitude of 13,418 feet. Contributing factors were the tailwind and the high density altitude weather condition.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown