# NTSB DEN73AD053: Berkshire C-70, N10QT, Burns, WY, June 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1973
- Place: Burns, WY · BURNS, WY
- Location: 41.1909° N, 104.3590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burns, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1909&lon=-104.3590&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190025
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73AD053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1937  73/6/10    BURNS,WYO           BERKSHIRE C-70      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1235                    N10QT               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT COLLINS,COLO           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- 1-WHEEL RETRACTABLE.HIT GRND NSE AND R WG FIRST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10QT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10QT-1973-10-01), registration cancelled 1973-10-01, S/N 7 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BERKSHIRE C-70
- Registry model: [Berkshire Mfg. CONCEPT 70](https://openairdocs.org/model/berkshire-mfg-concept-70) (registry code 1240104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730610015279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730610015279A), Jun 10, 1973: Amtr 1100110, Burns, WY, Destroyed. 1-Wheel retractable. Hit grnd nse and r wg first.

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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