# NTSB DEN76FTE36: Cessna 411, N411HG, Colorado Spgs, CO, October 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1975
- Place: Colorado Spgs, CO · COLORADO SPGS, CO
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151159
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTE36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3197  75/10/22   COLORADO SPGS,CO    CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2100
        TIME - 1600                    N411HG              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 235 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO SPGS,CO            ARTESIA,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          ICE FOG                                                  RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           31                                                       50
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           4                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- MISTOOK TAXIWAY FOR RWY DUE POOR VIS.TWR INFORMED PLT ABT LIFTOFF & HE ABORTED.HIT BARRIER CHAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N411HG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N411HG-2013-08-14), registration cancelled 2013-08-14, S/N 411-0109, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Registry model: [Cessna 411](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (registry code 2075902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Peterson Field

## 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 19751022034619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751022034619A), Oct 22, 1975: Cessna 411, Colorado Spgs, CO, Substantial damage. Mistook taxiway for rwy due poor vis. Twr informed plt abt liftoff & he aborted. Hit barrier chain.

## Other investigations on N411HG (2)

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.

- [NTSB MIA78FLD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD37), Apr 24, 1978: Cessna 411 (N411HG), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN77DQD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQD07), Jan 21, 1977: Cessna 411 (N411HG), Artesia, NM, 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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