# NTSB DEN69D0060: Cessna 177, N3296T, Denver, CO, June 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1968
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109956
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2132  68/6/11    DENVER,COLO         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1912                    N3296T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHOE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- DAMAGED PROP AND FUSELAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3296T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3296T-2019-07-18), registration cancelled 2019-07-18, S/N 17700596, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arapahoe County

## Other investigations on N3296T (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 MIA78FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA026), Dec 31, 1977: Cessna 177 (N3296T), Albany, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB DEN70FXD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70FXD35), May 16, 1970: Cessna 177 (N3296T), Denver, CO, 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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