# Accident 19811226084619A: Beech E55, Hayden, CO, December 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1981, 22:15 local time
- Place: Hayden, CO
- Airport: Yampa Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed 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: N1766C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1766C-1985-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 477 total, 23 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811226084619A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AFTER PILOT DECLARED MISSED APPROACH DURING VOR-DME APPROACH.

## 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 DEN82FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA012), Dec 26, 1981: Beech E55 (N1766C), Hayden, CO, destroyed, 3 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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