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DEN78FTE07

1977-10-30 · PEYTON, Colorado, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
CESSNA T337E · N1289M
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D0
Operator type
Personal/private
Kind of flying
DB

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Temp
70° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000033701289
Total time
1,404 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
4,800
Age
44

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

NG GEAR RESERVOIR NOT PROPERLY SERVICED.D.A.9000FT

Investigator remarks

FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FOR REAR ENGINE JAMMED.LANDI

Cause factors

  • 74/C/CC C
    POWERPLANT SELECTOR VALVES Cause
  • 88/C/47 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT Cause
  • 68/C/D6 C
    PERSONNEL INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION Cause
  • 88/C/96 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FUEL STARVATION Cause
  • 64/B/16 B
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
  • 75/K/BD K
    SYSTEMS RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS Joint factor
  • 68/K/D2 K
    PERSONNEL IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) Joint factor
  • 88/K/38 K
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS HYDRAULIC FAILURE Joint factor
  • 82/K/W K
    WEATHER HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE Joint factor

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 4067. Source file NTSB_1977_3_4067.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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