38.2544° N, 104.6091° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pueblo, CO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 31, 1981 · 21:37 local
Place
Pueblo, CO
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6272
Reported as
Cessna 340A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,299 total165 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Feathered left propeller due to a stuck throttle. Stalled turning short final. Throttle housing defective.
As the FAA filed it
FEATHERED LEFT PROPELLER DUE TO A STUCK THROTTLE. STALLED TURNING SHORT FINAL. THROTTLE HOUSING DEFECTIVE.