# Incident 19781226020459I: Beech 9555, Denver, CO, December 26, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1978, 15:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N2164L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2164L-1990-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58TC (registry code 1152746, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 9555
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781226020459I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LINED UP WITH TAXIWAY. DECIDED TO LAND ANYWAY. RAN INTO A BARRIER AND LIVE TAXIWAY SIGN.

## Other reports on N2164L (1)

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

- [Accident 19841210065609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841210065609A), Dec 10, 1984: Beech 58TC (N2164L), Norwood, MA, Substantial damage. Standing water on runway, not advised by tower. Slid off end. Did not have landing minimum. Lifeguard flight.

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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