# NTSB DEN72AD019: Cessna 310B, N6636B, Creede, CO, October 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1971
- Place: Creede, CO · CREEDE, CO
- Location: 37.8492° N, 106.9264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creede, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8492&lon=-106.9264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164035
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72AD019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4342  71/10/25   CREEDE,COLO         CESSNA 310B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2287
        TIME - 1608                    N6636B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 288 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMORIAL CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CREEDE,COLO                 DENVER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CARB MAIN AIR DIAPHRAM DTRTD FM AGE.CARB OVRHAUL OMITTED.FIRE IN R TIP TNK FM IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6636B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Memorial Co

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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