Accident · 2002-06-01
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-06-01
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-201 (N171M)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Simon D. Bowles Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Simon D. Bowles
Probable cause
the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing. Contributing factors were mountain waves (wind shear) and crosswind.
Source: NTSB case DEN02LA049Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.