# NTSB DEN71DXD46: Cessna 170B, N3056A, Aspen, CO, January 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1971
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159915
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DXD46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXD46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0512  71/1/15    ASPEN,COLO          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 192
        TIME - 1055                    N3056A              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASPEN,COLO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: REGULATOR
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
        REMARKS- VOLTAGE REGULATOR FAILED RESULTING IN FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3056A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3056A), registered now, S/N 25700, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sardy

## Other investigations on N3056A (1)

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 DEN86LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA212), Jul 27, 1986: Cessna 170B (N3056A), Ogden, UT, 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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