# NTSB DEN77FA032: Avions Mrcl DA-10, N60MB, Denver, CO, April 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1977
- Place: Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FA032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2855   77/4/3  NR.DENVER,CO          AVIONS MRCL DA-10   CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0452                    N60MB               PX-  2  1  0  CORP/EXEC                 55, 16122 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         DENVER,CO                    RETURN                       CHEYENNE,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N60MB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AVIONS MRCL DA-10
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770403040029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770403040029A), Apr 3, 1977: Amd FALCON10, Denver, CO, Destroyed, 2 fatal

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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