# Accident 19780105003509A: Dhav DHC6/, Leadville, CO, January 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1978
- Place: Leadville, CO
- Airport: Lake County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.2195° N, 106.3164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE COUNTY (LXV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2195&lon=-106.3164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26KA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,704 total, 2,540 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780105003509A

## Narrative

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

CO CHIEF PLT STATED APPROACHES ARE TAUGHT TO BE MADE WITH PWR ON.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 DEN78FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA018), Jan 5, 1978: Dehavnd Can DHC-6 (N26KA), Leadville, CO, substantial damage

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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