# NTSB DEN79DTE75: Cessna 340, N1536G, Colorado City, CO, August 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1979
- Place: Colorado City, CO · COLORADO CITY, CO
- Location: 37.9394° N, 104.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado City, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9394&lon=-104.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DTE75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3383  79/8/19    COLORADO CITY,CO    CESSNA 340          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N1536G              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  AGE 26, 3205 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            49 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENHORN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUEBLO,CO                   COLORADO CITY,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
        REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE SOFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1536G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1536G-1994-06-02), registration cancelled 1994-06-02, S/N 340A0201 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Registry model: [Cessna 340A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (registry code 2076405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greenhorn

## 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 19790819021129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819021129A), Aug 19, 1979: Cessna 340CESSNA, Colorado City, CO, Substantial damage. Landed in opposite direction recommended by NOTAMS. Unable to stop. Ran off side of rwy. Found soft left brake.

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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