# Accident 20000623005859A: Cessna 310C, Denver, CO, June 23, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2000, 16:52 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0191° N, 105.0392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0191&lon=-105.0392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1779H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1779H-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310C (registry code 2074210, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000623005859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT MR. D. HORST, DUE TO A LACK OF ATTENTION, STRUCK A POWER LINE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND HIS AIRCRAFT AT A PRIVATE AIRFIELD. THE INVESTIGATION FURTHER REVEALED THAT MR. D. HORST DID OPERATE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT A MEDICAL AND PILOT CERTIFICATE IN HIS POSSESSION.

## 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 DEN00LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA116), Jun 24, 2000: Cessna 310C (N1779H), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A sudden and unexpected encounter with a downdraft while on final approach. A factor was the transmission wire.

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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