Porterfield 35-70 N968WC
8 September 1977 · Falcon, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1977 at about 11:30 local time, a Porterfield 35-70 registered N968WC was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Falcon, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Falcon, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meadowlake
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Porterfield 35-70
- Registration
- N968WC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2756
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
USEFUL LOAD & TKOF PERFORMANCE NOT AVAILABLE.DENS ALT 10200FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Porterfield 35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 1977 | Porterfield 35W | Ft Devens, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Oct 1980 | Porterfield 35W | Citrus Heights, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Aug 1981 | Porterfield 35-70 | Rockford, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |