# NTSB DEN70AD045: Convair 240, N270L, Aspen, CO, January 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1970
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 27 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70AD045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70AD045

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270L-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 157 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 240
- Registry model: [Convair 240](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240) (registry code 2422601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sardy

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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