# Accident 19780228002149A: Beech B60, Leadville, CO, February 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1978
- Place: Leadville, CO
- Airport: Leadville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.2473° N, 106.2935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leadville, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2473&lon=-106.2935&mi=10
- Aircraft: N313D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N313D-1990-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-60 (registry code 1153605, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B60
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780228002149A

## Narrative

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

SNOW BANK APPROX 4 FT HIGH ABOUT 125 FT FROM THRESHOLD.

## 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 DEN78FTE34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE34), Feb 28, 1978: Beech B60 (N313D), Leadville, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N313D (1)

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

- [Incident 19880321017539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880321017539I), Mar 21, 1988: Beech B60 (N313D), Texarkana, AR, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing rollout. Did not know if gear was down and locked. No malfunction of landing gear system.

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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