ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373082
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| Date: | Friday 8 May 1987 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: | Beausoleil ACRO SPORT |
| Owner/operator: | Tighe, Earl E. |
| Registration: | N1717 |
| MSN: | 5431521 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 174 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Englewood, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE COMMERCIAL PLT WAS FLYING HIS EXPERIMENTAL ACRO SPORT 1 IN THE LOCAL AREA. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF ACROBATIC PRACTICE, HE RETURNED FOR LANDING TO HIS HOME ARPT. THE PLT ACCEPTED RWY 28 DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 050 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS, A QUARTERING TAILWIND. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT TURNED LEFT AND THE PLT CORRECTED ALIGNMENT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RWY TO THE LEFT, INTO SOFT GROUND, AND NOSED OVER, COMING TO REST INVERTED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN87LA122
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 09:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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