# Accident 19790418006949A: Beech C45H, Firestone, CO, April 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Firestone, CO
- Airport: Fredrick-Fireston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1547° N, 104.9476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Firestone, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1547&lon=-104.9476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6495D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6495D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790418006949A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINES QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. AIRCRAFT CRASHED ONE-QUARTER MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN79FTE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE31), Apr 18, 1979: Beech C45H (N6495D), Firestone, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6495D (1)

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

- [Incident 19920516020489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920516020489I), May 16, 1992: Beech C45H (N6495D), Concrete, WA, Minor damage. Pilot ground looped aircraft while attempting to stop. Struck aircraft that was parked close to runway.

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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