# Accident 19730608014999A: Cessna P206B, Fort Carson, CO, June 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1973
- Place: Fort Carson, CO
- Airport: Butts Army Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 38.6783° N, 104.7565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUTTS AAF (FORT CARSON) (FCS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6783&lon=-104.7565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4727F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,632 total, 2 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73FTE84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE84) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730608014999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HIT DITCH COLLAPSING NOSE GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN73FTE84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE84), Jun 8, 1973: Cessna P206B (N4727F), Fort Carson, CO, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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