# NTSB DEN66D0235: Cessna 320, N3045T, Sierra Vsta, AZ, February 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1966
- Place: Sierra Vsta, AZ · SIERRA VSTA, AZ
- Location: 31.5545° N, 110.3037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sierra Vista, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5545&lon=-110.3037&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0235
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0235

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0252   66/2/1    SIERRA VSTA ARIZ    CESSNA 320          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2300
        TIME - 1730                    N3045T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIERRA VISTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3045T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sierra Vista

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.

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