# NTSB DEN67A0065: Aero Comdr 680E, N344V, Denver, CO, April 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1967
- Place: Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67A0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0497  67/4/14    DENVER,COLO         AERO COMDR 680E     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0900                    N344V               PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            33, 7000 TOTAL HOURS, 15
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYRANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RUNWAY SNOWPLOWED TO A WIDTH OF 32 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N344V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N344V-1977-02-01), registration cancelled 1977-02-01, S/N 680E-770-46 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680E
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680-e) (registry code 0141604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skyranch

## Other investigations on N344V (2)

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 FTW77FRG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG16), Dec 9, 1976: Aero Comdr 680E (N344V), Mineral, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA70F0014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0014), Apr 11, 1969: Aero Comdr 680-E (N344V), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage

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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