# Accident 19960714047339A: Beech 76, Falcon, CO, July 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1996, 18:35 local time
- Place: Falcon, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9330° N, 104.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falcon, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9330&lon=-104.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6708A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6708A-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960714047339A

## Narrative

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

(-16) N6708A WAS ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM MKC TO COS. IN VICINITY OF OOV, PIC NOTICED A ROUGH RUNNING LEFT ENGINE. ASKED ATC FOR VECTORS TO NEAREST AIRPORT (00V). LANDED ON A ROAD NEXT TO COS VOR. LEFT WING STRUCK MAILBOX UPON LANDING. RIGHT TANK WAS EMPTY, LEFT TANK HAD 12 GALS. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO 00V. MECHANICS AT 00V DETERMINED THAT BOTH FUEL LINES HAD BEEN REVERSED ON BOTH ENGINES TO FUEL SELECTOR VALVES. THEREFORE WHEN LEFT ENGINE QUIT, RIGHT TANK WAS DRY. MAINTENANCE REVERSED FUEL LINES & RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. COULD NOT SUBSTANTIATE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. NO EIR FILED.

## 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 FTW96LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA304), Jul 15, 1996: Beech 76 (N6708A), Falcon, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculation, and his failure to properly identify the area of intended landing as an airport. A factor was the misrouting of the…

## Other reports on N6708A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20130617010699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130617010699I), Jun 17, 2013: Beech 76 (N6708A), Clewiston, FL, Minor damage. On June 17, 2013, aircraft N6708A crash landed at airport (2IS) in Clewiston Florida. The pilot and the passenger (private pilot, foreing base) were practicing…

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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