DEN80FTE07

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310K · Longmont, CO · December 12, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 12, 1979
Place
Longmont, CO · LONGMONT, CO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7058LCessna 310K
Status
Completed · report February 27, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791212033689A
Case key
132123

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3930  79/12/12 NR.LONGMONT,CO        CESSNA 310K         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N7058L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 46, 6226 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            45 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONGMONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LONGMONT,CO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PIC RPRTD LOSS OF PWR DRG GO-ARND FM SNGL ENG APCH.UN TO CLB,COLLIDED W TEL POLE & WIRES.

Aircraft

Registration
N7058L
Reported as
Cessna 310K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Longmont

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N7058L · 1

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