# Accident 19960707047209A: Beech 23, Garfield, CO, July 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1996, 13:45 local time
- Place: Garfield, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5497° N, 106.2898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5497&lon=-106.2898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5675S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5675S-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-19 (registry code 1151212, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960707047209A

## Narrative

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

(-16) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED MONARCH PASS (ELEVATION 11,312 FT.) AND WAS UNABLE TO REMAIN ALOFT. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON US HIGHWAY 50. WITH AN OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 80'S, AND AT THIS ELEVATION WITH A THOUSAND FEET ABOVE GROUND, DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS WELL ABOVE THE OPERATING LIMITATIONS FOR THIS AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW96LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA293), Jul 7, 1996: Beech A23-19 (N5675S), Garfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: a reported power loss for reasons undetermined.

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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