# NTSB DEN70FXD09: Cessna TU206D, N72160, Aspen, CO, March 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70FXD09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70FXD09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0380   70/3/2    ASPEN,COLO          CESSNA TU206D       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 206
        TIME - 1049                    N72160              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAGLE,COLO                  ASPEN,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72160](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72160), registered now, S/N U206-1303 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206D
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206d) (registry code 2073344) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sardy Field

## Other investigations on N72160 (2)

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 SEA78DYP01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP01), Oct 1, 1977: Cessna 206 (N72160), Priest Rpd Dam, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA77FYC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYC12), Dec 30, 1976: Cessna TU206D (N72160), Farmington, OR, substantial damage

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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