DEN72FTE53

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 411 · Denver, CO · January 6, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 6, 1972
Place
Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
Injuries
7 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N12WTCessna 411
Status
Completed · report January 18, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165555

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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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3-1179   72/1/6    DENVER,COLO         CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 625
        TIME - 1648                    N12WT               PX-  0  0  6  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  DENVER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LNDD BETWEEN PARALLEL RWYS.TWILIGHT COND REFLECTED SHADOWS,PARTIAL SNOWY & ICY SURFACE.

Aircraft

Registration
N12WT
Reported as
Cessna 411
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Stapleton Intl

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.

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