# Accident 19770923040169A: Cessna U206E, Salida, CO, September 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1977
- Place: Salida, CO
- Airport: Harriet Alexander
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 38.5301° N, 105.9984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salida, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5301&lon=-105.9984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1452M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1452M-1977-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206E (registry code 2073350, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206E
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 957 total, 310 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770923040169A

## Narrative

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

UN CLEAR MTN RIDGE.WX BRFG INCLUDED FCST OF 45K WINDS ALOFT AT MTN TOP LEVEL.

## 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 DEN77FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA058), Sep 23, 1977: Cessna U206 (N1452M), Salida, CO, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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