19731229039949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421B · Aspen, CO · December 29, 1973

Date
December 29, 1973
Place
Aspen, CO
Airport
Pitkin County
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N421AT
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN74FTE34
Reported as
Cessna 421B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,233 total49 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

ELT off. Rwy downslope with 3INCH snow depth. No IFR ops at arpt. Plt adv by twr vis decr dir of flt.

As the FAA filed it

ELT OFF.RWY DOWNSLOPE WITH 3INCH SNOW DEPTH.NO IFR OPS AT ARPT.PLT ADV BY TWR VIS DECR DIR OF FLT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.