# NTSB DEN74DTE54: Beech B23, N6561T, Granby, CO, January 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1974
- Place: Granby, CO · GRANBY, CO
- Location: 40.0648° N, 105.9194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Granby, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0648&lon=-105.9194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTE54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0085  74/1/31    GRANBY,COLO         BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N6561T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANBY-GRAND CNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRANBY,COLO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SNOW PATCHES ON RUNWAY.SNOW RIDGES AT EDGE OF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6561T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6561T-1974-08-06), registration cancelled 1974-08-06, S/N M-1142 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23
- Registry model: [Beech B23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (registry code 1151240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Granby-Grand Cnty

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740131002879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740131002879A), Jan 31, 1974: Beech B23BEECH, Granby, CO, Substantial damage. Snow patches on runway. Snow ridges at edge of runway.

## Other investigations on N6561T (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 DEN72DTE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTE18), Aug 26, 1971: Beech B23 (N6561T), Granby, 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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