# Accident 19760320007119A: Cessna TU206D, Aspen, CO, March 20, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1976
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Pitkin County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (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: N72194, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72194) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206D (registry code 2073344, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,330 total, 160 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76AD043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760320007119A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAR ASSY 1243811-6 FAILED.NOSE GEAR COCKED,ACFT SWERVED.DMGD WING.

## 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 DEN76AD043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD043), Mar 20, 1976: Cessna TU206D (N72194), Aspen, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N72194 (1)

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

- [Incident 20240616007669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240616007669I), Jun 16, 2024: Cessna TU206D (N72194), Elizabethtown, KY, No damage. Incident parachutist was making second jump. Departed aircraft at 3,500 feet AGL by static line and was seen floating under a fully opened parachute.…

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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