# NTSB DEN72AD013: Beech 70, N1384A, Fowler, CO, September 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1971
- Place: Fowler, CO · FOWLER, CO
- Location: 38.1306° N, 104.0261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fowler, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1306&lon=-104.0261&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163469
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72AD013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2756  71/9/17    FOWLER,COLO         BEECH 70            CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 6000
        TIME - 0804                    N1384A              PX-  1  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUEBLO,COLO                 HUNTSVILLE,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE/INCORRECT WEATHER BRIEFING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                           DRIZZLE, SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- LOST CTL DUE AIRFRAME ICING. ACFT DE-ICER EQUIPPED,USEAGE UNDET.RECOVERY DATE 9/18/71.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1384A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1384A-1971-12-01), registration cancelled 1971-12-01, S/N LB-18 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 70
- Registry model: [Beech 70](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-70) (registry code 1152807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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