# Accident 20010511009919A: Beech 76, Gunnison, CO, May 11, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2001, 19:21 local time
- Place: Gunnison, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 38.4639° N, 107.1747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4639&lon=-107.1747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6002H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6002H-2004-02-05) (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 DEN01FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010511009919A

## Narrative

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

(-23)WITNESSES STATED THAT ON FRIDAY, MAY, 11, 2001, AT ABOUT 1930, THEY SAW A WHITE TWIN ENGINE AIRCRAFT FLYING LOW OVER THE BLUE MESA LAKE WHEN IT HIT SOME POWER LINES AND CRASHED IN THE LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT SANK AND THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS.

## 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 DEN01FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA096), May 12, 2001: Beech 76 (N6002H), Gunnison, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: intentional buzzing by both pilots and their failure to maintain clearance with transmission wires. A contributing factor was the sun glare.

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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