# Accident 19781210037229A: Cessna 414, Aspen, CO, December 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1978
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Sardy Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- 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: N6604C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6604C-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414A (registry code 2075907, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 773 total, 714 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781210037229A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DEN79FTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE05), Dec 10, 1978: Cessna 414 (N6604C), Aspen, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6604C (1)

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

- [Incident 19930807035089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930807035089I), Aug 7, 1993: Cessna 414A (N6604C), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Door warning light on during climb. Door handle had come out and below normal position. Door fell from aircraft.

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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