# NTSB DEN76FTE67: Cessna 140, N2335V, Byers, CO, June 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1976
- Place: Byers, CO · BYERS, CO
- Location: 39.7094° N, 104.2128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byers, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7094&lon=-104.2128&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153990
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTE67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1451   76/6/8    BYERS,CO            CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 509
        TIME - 1830                    N2335V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPICKARD FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BYERS,CO                    WATKINS,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LIGHT AND VARIABLE
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           72                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DENSITY ALT ABT 7500FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2335V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2335V-1977-07-07), registration cancelled 1977-07-07, S/N 14571, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Spickard Farm

## 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 19760608016359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760608016359A), Jun 8, 1976: Cessna 140, Byers, CO, Substantial damage. Density alt abt 7500FT.

## Other investigations on N2335V (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 MKC75DTK19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DTK19), Jun 4, 1975: Cessna 140 (N2335V), Wall, SD, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC65F0066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0066), Mar 20, 1965: Cessna 140 (N2335V), Rapid City, SD, 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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