# Incident 20240704008949I: Cessna 414, Leadville, CO, July 4, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2024, 11:19 local time
- Place: Leadville, CO
- Airport: Lake County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2195° N, 106.3164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2195&lon=-106.3164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1652T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1652T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,630 total, 375 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240704008949I

## Narrative

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

ON 7/4/2024 AT 11:19 LOCAL, CESSNA C414 ENCOUNTERED A RUNWAY EXCURSION WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 AT THE LEADVILLE-LAKE COUNTY AIRPORT (LXV), LEADVILLE, CO. EVENT WAS DUE TO LACK OF BRAKING EFFECTIVNESS. AIRPLANE SUFFERED A NOSE GEAR COLAPSE AND OTHER MINOR DAMAGE. 2 SOULS ONBOARD WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN24LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA329), Jul 4, 2024: Cessna 414 (N1652T), Leadville, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of brake fluid for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a loss of braking effectiveness during landing.

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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