- Date
- January 17, 1970
- Place
- Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Injuries
- 27 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N270LConvair 240
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 147360
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0017 70/1/17 ASPEN,COLO CONVAIR 240 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0900 N270L PX- 0 0 24 48, 9700 TOTAL HOURS, 41 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY OPERATOR - ASPEN AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DENVER,COLO ASPEN,COLO 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 AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- GR WARNING HORN IMPROPERLY SET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N270L
- Reported as
- Convair 240
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sardy
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