# Accident 19791228037939A: Beech 60, Hayden, CO, December 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Hayden, CO
- Airport: Yampa Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4812° N, 107.2177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YAMPA VALLEY (HDN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4812&lon=-107.2177&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6030S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6030S-1982-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-60 (registry code 1153605, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791228037939A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK GROUND DESCENTING BELOW MDA ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT THAT WAS BELOW INSTRUMENT LANDING MINIMUMS.

## 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 DEN80FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA016), Dec 28, 1979: Beech B60 (N6030S), Hayden, CO, destroyed, 1 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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