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DEN87LA242

1987-09-20 · ASPEN, Colorado, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ASE

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY PLEASURE FLT THE ACFT ENGINE FAILED APX FOUR MILES SHORT OF THE DEST APRT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_DEN87LA242.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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