# Accident 19731229039949A: Cessna 421B, Aspen, CO, December 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1973
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Pitkin County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N421AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,233 total, 49 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTE34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731229039949A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN74FTE34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE34), Dec 29, 1973: Cessna 421B (N421AT), 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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