DEN72DTE17

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 720 · Denver, CO · July 21, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 21, 1971
Place
Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N263XAero Comdr 720
Status
Completed · report March 13, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162361

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2700  71/7/21    DENVER,COLO         AERO COMDR 720      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43,
        TIME - 1845                    N263X               PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- PLT MISUNDERSTOOD PARKING SIGNALS OF GRND CREWMAN. L WG HIT GATE POST.

Aircraft

Registration
N263X
Reported as
Aero Comdr 720
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Stapleton

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.