# Accident 20101215054079A: Beech B-60, Gypsum, CO, December 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2010, 16:55 local time
- Place: Gypsum, CO
- Airport: Eagle County Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7203° N, 106.5639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7203&lon=-106.5639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N571M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N571M-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-60 (registry code 1153605, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B-60
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-541 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101215054079A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 15, 2010, A BEECHCRAFT B60 AIRPLANE, N571M, AT APPROXIMATELY 1655 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 17 NM EAST OF EAGLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN.  NIGHT INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) PREVAILED.   THE PRIVATE PILOT AND SINGLE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CEN11FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA110), Dec 15, 2010: Beech B60 (N571M), Edwards, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Controlled flight into terrain, while on an instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions, for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N571M (1)

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

- [Incident 19800425046249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800425046249I), Apr 25, 1980: Beech 200BEECH (N571M), Midland, TX. Chip detector light on, pilot shut engine down. No metal found.

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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