# NTSB DEN67D0087: Cessna 320B, N986J, Haswell, CO, September 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1966
- Place: Haswell, CO · HASWELL, CO
- Location: 38.4525° N, 103.1650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haswell, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4525&lon=-103.1650&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121084
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2456   66/9/4    HASWELL COLO        CESSNA 320B         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 12000
        TIME - 0930                    N986J               PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N986J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N986J-2014-12-01), registration cancelled 2014-12-01, S/N 320B0020, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320B
- Registry model: [Cessna 320B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320b) (registry code 2074508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSI0-470-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (registry code 17029, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N986J (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 FTW98LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA245), May 27, 1998: Cessna 320B (N986J), Rockport, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go around which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors were the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model aircraft, his failure to follow…

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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