# NTSB DEN70DXD13: Beech B90, N643JA, Aspen, CO, January 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1970
- Place: Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174452
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70DXD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70DXD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0301   70/1/8    ASPEN,COLO          BEECH B90           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 11500
        TIME - 1300                    N643JA              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                 ASPEN,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- SUB DMG CESSNA 182,N3453R.SLIGHT DOWNHILL GRADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N643JA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sardy Field

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.

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