# NTSB DEN73FTE29: Beech C23, N9785L, Larkspur, CO, September 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1972
- Place: Larkspur, CO · LARKSPUR, CO
- Location: 39.2296° N, 104.8857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Larkspur, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2296&lon=-104.8857&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FTE29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3656  72/9/24    LARKSPUR,COLO       BEECH C23           CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0910                    N9785L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 29, 840 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            22 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LARKSPUR,COLO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM SPIN.PROPER RECOVERY PROCEDURES USED ACCORDING TO INSTR PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9785L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9785L-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N M-1395 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (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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