# NTSB DEN73FTE63: Cessna 337, N2588S, Aurora, CO, April 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1973
- Place: Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170625
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FTE63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0877  73/4/10    AURORA,COLO         CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 170
        TIME - 0915                    N2588S              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYRANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,COLO                 PUEBLO,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AT 60MPH THE NSEWHEEL BEGAN TO BOUNCE,ACFT VEERED L,NSE GR AND R MN GR HIT DITCH AND COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2588S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2588S-2017-10-25), registration cancelled 2017-10-25, S/N 337-0888, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna T337C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337c) (registry code 2075714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skyranch

## 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 19730410008789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730410008789A), Apr 10, 1973: Cessna T337C, Aurora, CO, Substantial damage. At 60MPH the nsewheel began to bounce,acft veered l,nse gr and r MN gr hit ditch and collapsed.

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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