# Incident 19800220089609I: Beech B90, Denver, CO, February 20, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1980, 21:00 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MAYA
- 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: N400AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400AM-2009-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 6,000 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/19800220089609I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE EXITED FROM A HOSPITAL INVERTER BEING USED ON AN AMBULANCE FLIGHT. CB PULLED, NO FIRE.

## Other reports on N400AM (2)

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

- [Accident 19830910048159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830910048159A), Sep 10, 1983: Beech B90 (N400AM), Burlington, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted downwind landing. Propellers would not reverse and aircraft ran off end of runway.
- [Incident 19820223006629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820223006629I), Feb 23, 1982: Beech B90 (N400AM), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. Nicked props on snowdrifts during taxi for takeoff. Was unaware of damage until arrival at destination.

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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