# NTSB DEN70D0059: Essna 336, N3847U, Fort Morgan, CO, May 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1969
- Place: Fort Morgan, CO · FORT MORGAN, CO
- Location: 40.2516° N, 103.7832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Morgan, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2516&lon=-103.7832&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70D0059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2865  69/5/15    FORT MORGAN,COLOC   ESSNA 336           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1100
        TIME - 0800                    N3847U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 331 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT MORGAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREELEY,COLO                FORT MORGAN,COLOC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED PARTIALLY DETACHED SOLE ON HIS BUILT-UP SHOE BECAME CAUGHT IN LEFT RUDDER PEDAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3847U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ESSNA 336
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fort Morgan

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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