# NTSB DEN79DTE15: Cessna 310L, N973JB, Crested Butte, CO, January 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1979
- Place: Crested Butte, CO · CRESTED BUTTE, CO
- Location: 38.8678° N, 106.9773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crested Butte, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8678&lon=-106.9773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DTE15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0240   79/1/1    CRESTED BUTTE,CO    CESSNA 310L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 8900
        TIME - 1530                    N973JB              PX-  0  0  6  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRESTED BUTTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRESTED BUTTE,CO            GUNNISON,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS-  AIRCRAFT OVERLOAD 155 LBS PLUS ONE PAX MORE THAN AIRCRAFT DESIGNED FOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N973JB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N973JB-2011-04-06), registration cancelled 2011-04-06, S/N 310L-0037, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310L
- Registry model: [Cessna 310L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310l) (registry code 2074230) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grested Butte

## 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 19790101000059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790101000059A), Jan 1, 1979: Cessna 310L, Crested Butte, CO, Substantial damage. Attempted to takeoff up hill 156 lbs over gross at an altitude of 8940 feet. Ran off the end of the runway.

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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