- Date
- October 3, 1969
- Place
- Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N590CABeech 65-B80
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 186873
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3052 69/10/3 DENVER,COLO BEECH 65-B80 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2062 TIME - 1722 N590CA PX- 3 2 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 148 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPELTON INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RAWLINS,WYO DENVER,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL LANDING: MISSED APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE INDUCTION WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 33 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 310 6 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- INCOR USE ALT AIR L ENG.ILS APCH 26L,WX ABV DH.ASR APCH OFFERED,PLT ACPTD,WX BLO MDA FOR ASR APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N590CA
- Reported as
- Beech 65-B80
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Stapelton Intl
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