# Accident 19970123047789A: Beech B90, Longmount, CO, January 23, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1997, 20:50 local time
- Place: Longmount, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1701° N, 105.2101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1701&lon=-105.2101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76GM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76GM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B90 (registry code 1152912, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970123047789A

## Narrative

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

(-16) AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF GAS AND LANDED ON ROAD OFF OF AIRPORT. PILOT TOLD ME THAT SHE RAN OUT OF GAS.

## 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 FTW97LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA088), Jan 24, 1997: Beech B90 (N76GM), Longmont, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to refuel the airplane, resulting in fuel exhaustion. Factors were the pilot's reference to similar but different aircraft performance charts, and the operator's failure to…

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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