# NTSB DEN73DTM34: Cessna 320C, N3060T, Vernal, UT, June 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1973
- Place: Vernal, UT · VERNAL, UT
- Location: 40.4517° N, 109.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernal, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4517&lon=-109.5381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190013
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DTM34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTM34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2242  73/6/24    VERNAL,UT           CESSNA 320C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 3604
        TIME - 1400                    N3060T              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 224 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERNAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROWNS PARK,COLO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3060T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vernal

## 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 19730624017489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730624017489A), Jun 24, 1973: Cessna 320C, Vernal, UT, Substantial damage

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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