# NTSB DEN73FTE41: Cessna 175A, N6811E, Glenwood Spg, CO, January 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1973
- Place: Glenwood Spg, CO · GLENWOOD SPG, CO
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FTE41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0152   73/1/5    GLENWOOD SPG,COLO   CESSNA 175A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 133
        TIME - 1205                    N6811E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLENWOOD SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENWOOD SPG,COLO           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- PREV ACFT BLEW SNOW UP FRM RWY DRG TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6811E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6811E-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 56311, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Glenwood Springs

## 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 19730105000929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730105000929A), Jan 5, 1973: Cessna 175A, Glenwood Spg, CO, Substantial damage. Prev acft blew snow up frm rwy drg tkof.

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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