# Accident 19801218075959A: Beech 60, Denver, CO, December 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1980, 21:15 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N301JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N301JD-1983-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 60 (registry code 1153602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 348 total, 99 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801218075959A

## Narrative

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

MISSED APPROACH SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO ICED WINDSHIELD.STALLED LANDING DUE TO AIRFRAME ICE.WINDSHIELD HEAT RELAY INOP

## 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 DEN81FTE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE13), Dec 18, 1980: Beech 60 (N301JD), Denver, CO, substantial damage

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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