NTSB Identification: DEN85LA170.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 27680.
Accident occurred Saturday, June 22, 1985 in LANDERS, WY
Aircraft: ROCKWELL AEROCOMMANDER 112, registration: N37775
Injuries: 3 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.ON JUNE 22, 1985, A ROCKWELL AEROCOMMANDER 112 IMPACTED THE GROUND IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE DENSITY ALT WAS 7700 FT. AFTER TAKEOFF THE PLT REALIZED THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLEAR A RIDGETOP. THE ACFT BEGAN TO DESCEND & WAS MANEUVERED TO LAND ON LEVEL TERRAIN. A WINTESS SAID HE KNEW THE ACFT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPEED TO TAKEOFF.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE,CLIMB CAPABILITY..EXCEEDED
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
PERFORMANCE DATA..NOT UNDERSTOOD..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
WEATHER EVALUATION..NOT ATTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
JUDGMENT..IMPROPER..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION..INADEQUATE..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
TERRAIN CONDITION..RISING
Contributing Factors
WEATHER CONDITION..HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
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