# NTSB DEN79FTE03: Cessna 421C, N6771C, Br00mfield, CO, November 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1978
- Place: Br00mfield, CO · BR00MFIELD, CO
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138269
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTE03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3677  78/11/10   BR00MFIELD,CO       CESSNA 421C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1251                    N6771C              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 38, 8555 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BR00MFIELD,CO               CHINO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WITNESS STATED 1/4IN ICE ON AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6771C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jefferson 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 19781110039789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781110039789A), Nov 10, 1978: Cessna 421, Br00mfield, CO, Substantial damage. Witness stated 1/4IN ice on aircraft.

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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