# NTSB DEN70FXD35: Cessna 177, N3296T, Denver, CO, May 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1970
- Place: Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70FXD35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70FXD35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2113  70/5/16    DENVER,COLO         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 129
        TIME - 1457                    N3296T              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOODLAND,KANS               DENVER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FBO INSTRD TO TOP TNKS,CHRGD FOR 20.7GALS,NOT ADDED.NOT VISUALLY CKD DEP PT,INTMED STOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3296T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3296T-2019-07-18), registration cancelled 2019-07-18, S/N 17700596, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3296T (2)

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.

- [NTSB MIA78FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA026), Dec 31, 1977: Cessna 177 (N3296T), Albany, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB DEN69D0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0060), Jun 11, 1968: Cessna 177 (N3296T), Denver, CO, substantial damage

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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