# Accident 19790819021129A: Cessna 340CESSNA, Colorado City, CO, August 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1979, 15:45 local time
- Place: Colorado City, CO
- Airport: Greenhorn Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9597° N, 104.7851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Greenhorn Valley Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9597&lon=-104.7851&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1536G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1536G-1994-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,205 total, 49 in this make and model, 197 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DTE75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE75) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819021129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION RECOMMENDED BY NOTAMS. UNABLE TO STOP. RAN OFF SIDE OF RWY. FOUND SOFT LEFT BRAKE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN79DTE75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE75), Aug 19, 1979: Cessna 340 (N1536G), Colorado City, CO, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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