# NTSB DEN72FTE77: Cessna 310K, N7095L, Denver, CO, June 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1972
- Place: Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166747
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72FTE77
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FTE77

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0512  72/6/15    DENVER,COLO         CESSNA 310K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1160
        TIME - 1415                    N7095L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 195 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                 COLORADO SPRNGS,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CROSSED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AILERON CABLES REVERSED IN RECENT MAINT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7095L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7095L-2017-06-21), registration cancelled 2017-06-21, S/N 310K0195, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Registry model: [Cessna 310K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (registry code 2074228) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stapleton

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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