# NTSB DEN70FXT05: Cessna 320, N5719X, Ephraim, UT, February 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1970
- Place: Ephraim, UT · EPHRAIM, UT
- Location: 39.3591° N, 111.5860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ephraim, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3591&lon=-111.5860&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135796
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70FXT05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70FXT05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0846  70/2/10    EPHRAIM,UT          CESSNA 320          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1393
        TIME - 1530                    N5719X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 748 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANTI-EPHRAIM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EPHRAIM,UT                  ST.GEORGE,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED,LOST PWR AT LIFT OFF,ABORTED. R GR RAN OFF RWY INTO MUD. INVEST SHOWED NO MALFUNCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5719X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5719X-1981-02-19), registration cancelled 1981-02-19, S/N 320-0019 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Registry model: [Cessna 320](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320) (registry code 2074502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Manti-Ephraim

## Other investigations on N5719X (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 CHI78FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA071-201250), Sep 11, 1977: Cessna 320 (N5719X), Milwaukee, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB SEA72DTI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DTI07), Oct 2, 1971: Cessna 320 (N5719X), Philipsburg, MT, 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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