# Accident 19731019035299A: Beech C23, Colo.Springs, CO, October 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1973
- Place: Colo.Springs, 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: N9759L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9759L-2012-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 105 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTE26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731019035299A

## Narrative

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

NIGHT LDG OFF RWY IN ROUGH AREA

## 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 DEN74FTE26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE26), Oct 19, 1973: Beech C23 (N9759L), Colo.Springs, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9759L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780811023549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780811023549A), Aug 11, 1978: Beech C23 (N9759L), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Vacuum pump removed,no cover plate installed on engine mounting p

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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