Narrative:
Hydraulic system problems; crashed in a wheatfield when descending out of FL120 while returning to Denver.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Undetermined."
Cause undetermined
Loss of control
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Sunday 3 April 1977 |
| Time: | 04:52 |
| Type: |  Dassault Falcon 10 |
| Operator: | Mountain Bell Telephone |
| Registration: | N60MB |
| MSN: | 015 |
| First flight: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1425 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 15 km (9.4 mls) NE of Denver, CO ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN), United States of America |
| Cheyenne Airport, WY (CYS/KCYS), United States of America |
Hydraulic system problems; crashed in a wheatfield when descending out of FL120 while returning to Denver.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Undetermined."
Classification:
Hydraulic system problemCause undetermined
Loss of control
Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO to Cheyenne Airport, WY as the crow flies is 152 km (95 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO to Cheyenne Airport, WY as the crow flies is 152 km (95 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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