# Accident 19830215004029A: Cessna 340A, Aspen, CO, February 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1983, 08:13 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Sardy
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1899° N, 106.8204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1899&lon=-106.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33340, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33340-2013-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,193 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830215004029A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT ENTERED CLOUDS AND CRASHED AT 9000 FT. LEVEL OF 11110 FT MOUNTAIN.

## 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 DEN83FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA059), Feb 15, 1983: Cessna 340A (N33340), Aspen, CO, destroyed, 4 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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