# Accident 19760807038429A: Beech C45H, Buena Vista, CO, August 7, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1976
- Place: Buena Vista, CO
- Airport: Buena Vista
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.8299° N, 106.1407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buena Vista, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8299&lon=-106.1407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1597, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1597) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,170 total, 525 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760807038429A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WITH DARKNESS APPROACHING, PLT LNDD BESIDE RWY MARKED BY TIRES 1/2 COVERED WITH WEEDS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1597 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930227023689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930227023689I), Feb 27, 1993: Beech C45H (N1597), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Left engine started to shake inflight. Shut engine down. Landed safely. Appears engine malfunctioned internally.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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