# Accident 19731026034149A: Cessna 182A, Breckenridge, CO, October 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1973
- Place: Breckenridge, CO
- Airport: Breckenridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.4995° N, 106.0432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Breckenridge, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4995&lon=-106.0432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4731D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4731D-1974-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 23 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTE27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731026034149A

## Narrative

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

HI NO FLAT APCH. RAN OFF END INTO ROCKS & DEBRIS.DELAYED BRAKING.

## 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 DEN74FTE27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE27), Oct 26, 1973: Cessna 182A (N4731D), Breckenridge, 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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