DEN69D0186

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 320B · Aspen, CO · January 30, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 30, 1969
Place
Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5705XCessna 320B
Status
Completed · report May 13, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191725

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0375  69/1/30    ASPEN,COLO          CESSNA 320B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 456
        TIME - 1230                    N5705X              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        REMARKS- MECHANIC STATED LFT WHEEL JAMMED BETWEEN BRAKE AND LDG GR LEG. FROZEN PIECES OF ICE AND ASPHALT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5705X
Reported as
Cessna 320B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sardy Field

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