# NTSB DEN76FTF97: Culver LCA, N29393, Littleton, CO, September 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1976
- Place: Littleton, CO · LITTLETON, CO
- Location: 39.5904° N, 105.0201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Littleton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5904&lon=-105.0201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149807
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTF97
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTF97

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3127  76/9/19  NR.LITTLETON,CO       CULVER LCA          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 6000
        TIME - 0926                    N29393              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHOE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LITTLETON,CO                 CHAMPAIGN,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELONGATED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO FULLY EXTEND LNDG GEAR. PLT RETURNED TO A/P AFTER ENCOUNTERING WX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29393](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29393), registered now, S/N 185, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CULVER LCA
- Registry model: [Superior CULVER LCA](https://openairdocs.org/model/superior-culver-lca) (registry code 8730206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arapahoe County

## 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 19760919032939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760919032939A), Sep 19, 1976: Supac LCA, Littleton, CO, Substantial damage. Unable to fully extend lndg gear. Plt returned to a/p after encountering wx.

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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