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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 200BEECH · Parker, CO · March 27, 1980

Date
March 27, 1980 · 14:52 local
Place
Parker, CO
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N456L
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80AA029
Reported as
Beech 200BEECH
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A41
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
8
Pilot’s flight hours
10,225 total550 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft crashed and burned 18 minutes after takeoff. Pilot reported unable to maintain altitude due to iceing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED 18 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT REPORTED UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DUE TO ICEING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.