# NTSB DEN73DTE88: Cessna U206, N2121F, La Junta, CO, June 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1973
- Place: La Junta, CO · LA JUNTA, CO
- Location: 37.9794° N, 103.5473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Junta, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9794&lon=-103.5473&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DTE88
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTE88

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2462  73/6/23    LA JUNTA,COLO       CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 175
        TIME - 0930                    N2121F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA JUNTA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DELTA,COLO                  LA JUNTA,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2121F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2121F-1975-03-11), registration cancelled 1975-03-11, S/N U-206-0321 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: La Junta Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730623020769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730623020769A), Jun 23, 1973: Cessna U206, La Junta, CO, 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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