# NTSB DEN69D0186: Cessna 320B, N5705X, Aspen, CO, January 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1969
- Place: Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0186
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0186

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0375  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5705X-2013-08-27), registration cancelled 2013-08-27, S/N 320-0005, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320B
- Registry model: [Cessna 320](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320) (registry code 2074502) (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
- Airport: Sardy Field

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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