# Accident 20080212012139A: Beech A45, Denver, CO, February 12, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2008, 15:05 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5700° N, 104.8492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5700&lon=-104.8492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34KF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34KF-2008-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A45 (registry code 1152006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080212012139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC STATES THAT AFTER TAKEOFF A TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WAS EXPERIENCED. PIC MADE APPROACH TO LANDING AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT WHERE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT WAS INSTRUCTED TO ENSURE THAT THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE WAS ACCOMPLISHED. UPON LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER FROM THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 DEN08LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA057), Feb 12, 2008: Beech A45 (N34KF), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to fly the airplane with a discharged battery, which resulted in a total electrical failure during takeoff climb. Contributing factors were the pilot's inability 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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