39.7392° N, 104.9847° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 1, 1979 · 19:00 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Stapleton International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6020F
Reported as
Beech B35
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total2,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Radios and lights failed due to worn brushes in alternator.
As the FAA filed it
RADIOS AND LIGHTS FAILED DUE TO WORN BRUSHES IN ALTERNATOR.