# Accident 19730810024379A: Mooney M20E, Aspen, CO, August 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1973
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 39.2600° N, 106.9123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ASPEN (CO03), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2600&lon=-106.9123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6053Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6053Q-1974-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,675 total, 403 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730810024379A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DEN74FTE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE14), Aug 10, 1973: Mooney M20E (N6053Q), Aspen, 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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