# NTSB DEN68D0149: Cessna 310, N5266A, Grand Junct, CO, December 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1967
- Place: Grand Junct, CO · GRAND JUNCT, CO
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0149
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0149

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4216   67/12/1   GRAND JUNCT,COLO    CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1811
        TIME - 1756                    N5266A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1686 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALKER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYPOXIA
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- LANDED SAFELY.FLT WAS 15,500 MSL ALTITUDE FOR ABOUT 1&45 TIME ENROUTE.PLT MISUSED PORTABLE OXYGEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5266A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5266A), registered now, S/N 35466, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310) (registry code 2074202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walker

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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