# Accident 20190515004639A: Beech 60, Loveland, CO, May 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2019, 12:45 local time
- Place: Loveland, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4647° N, 105.0856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4647&lon=-105.0856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60RK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60RK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 60 (registry code 1153602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-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 60
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-541 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190515004639A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM BJC TO FNL UTILIZING A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT. ON DECENT TO FNL THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. APPROXIMATELY 45 SECONDS LATER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND NORTH EAST OF RUNWAY 15. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN POST CRASH FIRE AND PILOT 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 CEN19FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA143), May 15, 2019: Beech 60 (N60RK), Loveland, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control due to an inflight right engine fire due to the loose fuel hose between the engine-driven fuel pump and the flow transducer.

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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