# NTSB DEN76AD047: Beech A36, N6061S, Aspen, CO, April 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1976
- Place: Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153649
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76AD047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1864   76/4/8  NR.ASPEN,CO           BEECH A36           CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1456                    N6061S              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 39, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            63 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                  ASPEN,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT MADE HI SPEED VERTICAL DESCENT.PASSENGER UNIDENTIFIED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6061S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6061S-1976-09-27), registration cancelled 1976-09-27, S/N E-770 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760408024899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760408024899A), Apr 8, 1976: Beech A36, Aspen, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft made hi speed vertical descent. Passenger unidentified

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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