# Accident 19780328005249A: Beech 65A90, Denver, CO, March 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1978
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72WE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,551 total, 103 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780328005249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW APPROACH BEHIND A B-727.

## 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 DEN78FTE42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE42), Mar 28, 1978: Beech B90 (N72WE), Denver, 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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