# NTSB DEN67D0217: Beech 23, N1532S, Las Animas, CO, February 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1967
- Place: Las Animas, CO · LAS ANIMAS, CO
- Location: 38.0697° N, 103.2232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Animas, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0697&lon=-103.2232&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0217
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0217

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0525  67/2/18    LAS ANIMAS,COLO     BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1436                    N1532S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS ANIMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1532S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1532S-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N M-2, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Las Animas

## Other investigations on N1532S (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 DEN69D0020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0020), May 19, 1968: Beech 23 (N1532S), Salida, CO, substantial damage

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.

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