# Accident 19780514021129A: Beech A36, Granite, CO, May 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1978
- Place: Granite, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.0436° N, 106.2634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Granite, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0436&lon=-106.2634&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7452N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7452N-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 36 (registry code 1151602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 187 total, 10 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA044-201232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780514021129A

## Narrative

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

DENS ALT 14500FT.ACCIDENT SITE 11500FT MSL.RECOVERY DATE 5/17/78.

## 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 DEN78FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA044-201232), May 14, 1978: Beech 36 (N7452N), Granite, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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