# Incident 19780306011769I: Cessna 414, Aspen, CO, March 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1978, 16:21 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Sardy
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N4225C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4225C-1999-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780306011769I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH SNOW AND ICE ON THE AIRPLANE, LIFTED OFF, RETRACTED THE GEAR, THEN SETTLED BACK.

## Other reports on N4225C (3)

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

- [Incident 19870828055439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870828055439I), Aug 28, 1987: Cessna 414 (N4225C), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Vibration with smoke from engine on final. Pilot did not shut engine down. Landed short in a yaw, gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19790128001749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790128001749A), Jan 28, 1979: Cessna 414 (N4225C), Akron, OH, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed on side of runway during landing approach. Defective ice boots known prior to flight. Icing presen
- [Accident 19750920032239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750920032239A), Sep 20, 1975: Cessna 414 (N4225C), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Blown tire. L prop & wing dmgd.

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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