# Accident 19950301002889A: Beech 58P, Montrose, CO, March 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1995, 10:40 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Airport: Montrose County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4906° N, 107.8708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4906&lon=-107.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208DK-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520WB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,360 total, 450 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950301002889A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE DESTINATION DUE WEATHER. DIVERTED, UNABLE SEE RUNWAY. LOW FUEL ELECTED LAND BEYOND RUNWAY. NOSED OVER.

## 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 FTW95LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA128), Mar 1, 1995: Beech 58P (N208DK), Montrose, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING. THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FACTORS.

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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