# NTSB DEN77DTE67: Aero Tek 4 Zuni, N22HL, Aspen, CO, July 31, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1977
- Place: Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146544
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DTE67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1593  77/7/31    ASPEN, CO           AERO TEK 4 ZUNI     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3484
        TIME - 1515                    N22HL               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASPEN-PITKIN CTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASPEN, CO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N22HL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO TEK 4 ZUNI
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Cty

## 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 19770731020149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770731020149A), Jul 31, 1977: Amtr 0560310, Aspen, CO, 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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