# Accident 19870218040769A: Beech 58, Colorado Spring, CO, February 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1987, 13:40 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N328WT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520CB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 35,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87IA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87IA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870218040769A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT SUFFERED A FATAL HEART ATTACK EN ROUTE. THE CO OWNER PILOT RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT

## 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 DEN87IA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87IA058), Feb 18, 1987: Beech 58 (N328WT), Colorado Spring, CO, incident, no damage, 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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