Rothrock COZY MARK IV N320FR
26 January 2003 · Erie, Colorado, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 26 January 2003 at about 22:14 local time, a Rothrock COZY MARK IV registered N320FR, operated by James R. Willar, was involved in an accident near Erie, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Erie, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tri-County Airport (48V)
- Coordinates
- 40.0094, -105.0472
- Aircraft
- Rothrock COZY MARK IV
- Registration
- N320FR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James R. Willar
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Erie → Erie
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN03LA037
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Contributing factors were the high crosswinds and the gusts.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While landing on runway 33, the airplane encountered a strong crosswind. The airplane departed the right side of the runway. The pilot said the wing caught and the airplane flipped over on its back. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. Approximately 27 minutes prior to the accident, the reported winds at the Jefferson County Airport, Broomfield, Colorado, 197 degrees at 9 nautical miles from the accident site, was 280 degrees at 20 knots with gusts of 26 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 20 Mar 2003 | Beechcraft E-90 | Kremmling, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2003 | Cessna 172P | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |