# NTSB DEN71DXD37: Cessna P206A, N4609F, Cortez, CO, November 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1970
- Place: Cortez, CO · CORTEZ, CO
- Location: 37.3498° N, 108.5761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cortez, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3498&lon=-108.5761&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DXD37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXD37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4147   70/11/9   CORTEZ,COLO         CESSNA P206A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1500
        TIME - 1130                    N4609F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORTEZ-MONTEZUMA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORTEZ,COLO                 DENNEBITO,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SWITCHES
        REMARKS- PULLED PROP THRU,THROTTLE OPEN.ENG STARTED,SWITCH DEFECTIVE.JUMPED CHOCKS,HIT C-172 N3991L,SUB DMG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4609F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4609F-1976-01-14), registration cancelled 1976-01-14, S/N P206-0209 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206A
- Registry model: [Cessna P206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206a) (registry code 2073308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cortez-Montezuma

## Other investigations on N4609F (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 LAX76DUG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG23), Nov 26, 1975: Cessna P206A (N4609F), Baker, CA, destroyed

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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