Kendall/McKaughlin RANS S-10 SAKOTA N444YB
9 October 1999 · Hudson, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 October 1999 at about 17:00 local time, a Kendall/McKaughlin RANS S-10 SAKOTA registered N444YB, operated by Robert Mason, was involved in an accident near Hudson, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hudson, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.0700, -104.6405
- Aircraft
- Kendall/McKaughlin RANS S-10 SAKOTA
- Registration
- N444YB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert Mason
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Broomfield
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN00LA006
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Inadequate preflight planning when the pilot failed to evaluate aircraft performance and weather. Factors were high density altitude, and unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Following initial takeoff, the aircraft could not climb out from the surrounding terrain and settled into the terrain. Density altitude at the time was 7,000 feet above mean sea level.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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