# NTSB DEN66F0310: Cessna 170C, N1336Y, Watkins, CO, April 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1966
- Place: Watkins, CO · WATKINS, CO
- Location: 39.6984° N, 104.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watkins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6984&lon=-104.5772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172125
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0310
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0310

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0978  66/4/23    WATKINS COLO        CESSNA 170C         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1815                    N1336Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 29, 265 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1336Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1336Y-1968-06-14), registration cancelled 1968-06-14, S/N 17249036 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170C
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skyline

## Other investigations on N1336Y (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 DEN68A0033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0033), Jan 26, 1968: Cessna 172 (N1336Y), Watkins, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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