# NTSB DEN71DXD05: Cessna 172, N8644T, Grand Junctn, CO, July 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1970
- Place: Grand Junctn, CO · GRAND JUNCTN, CO
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115105
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DXD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2989  70/7/13    GRAND JUNCTN,COLO   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 5408
        TIME - 1300                    N8644T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 470 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALKER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NEV               GRAND JUNCTN,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- 7.3 GALS FUEL FOUND IN L TK 1 PINT IN R TK.PLT LANDED OFF RWY,HIT ANT HILL 18IN HI.BROKE NOSE GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8644T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8644T-2019-04-22), registration cancelled 2019-04-22, S/N 52544, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walker Field

## Other investigations on N8644T (3)

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 GAA19CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA146), Feb 22, 2019: Cessna 182 (N8644T), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusting tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with runway lights and taxiway signage.
- [NTSB LAX73OL009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73OL009), Jul 22, 1972: Cessna 182 (N8644T), Mexicali, Mexico, minor damage
- [NTSB SEA68D0129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0129), Sep 2, 1967: Cessna 182 (N8644T), Bridge, ID, 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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