# NTSB DEN82FA014: Cessna 340A, N6272N, Pueblo, CO, December 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1981
- Place: Pueblo, CO · PUEBLO, CO
- Location: 38.2544° N, 104.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pueblo, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2544&lon=-104.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FA014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3648  81/12/31   PUEBLO,CO           CESSNA 340A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 5299
        TIME - 2137                    N6272N              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUEBLO MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   PUEBLO,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SHUT DWN L ENG AFT L THROTTLE CABLE JAMMED AT APRX 30 INCHES MANIFOLD PRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6272N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6272N-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 340A0457, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Registry model: [Cessna 340A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (registry code 2076405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pueblo Memorial

## 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 19811231084189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811231084189A), Dec 31, 1981: Cessna 340A, Pueblo, CO, Destroyed. Heat from turbocharger warped teflon guide tube, jamming throttle cable. Landed short after shutting down engine.

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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