# NTSB DEN71DXD61: Beech F33A, N7867L, Cortez, CO, March 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1971
- Place: Cortez, CO · CORTEZ, CO
- Location: 37.3498° N, 108.5761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cortez, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3498&lon=-108.5761&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160421
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DXD61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXD61-160421

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1150  71/3/28    CORTEZ,COLO         BEECH F33A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1660
        TIME - 1720                    N7867L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORTEZ MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           CORTEZ,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- BUMP IN RWY 3 ABT 1000FT BEYOND APCH END.NOSE TIRE BLEW OUT,ACFT VEERED OFF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7867L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cortez Mun

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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