# NTSB DEN76FTE30: Beech 95-B55, N9033V, Lake City, CO, October 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1975
- Place: Lake City, CO · LAKE CITY, CO
- Location: 38.0231° N, 107.3113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake City, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0231&lon=-107.3113&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151612
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTE30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3381  75/10/12 NR.LAKE CITY,CO       BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1000                    N9033V              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            32, 2540 TOTAL HOURS, 95
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALE JONES RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORTEX,CO                  LAKE CITY,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- MISTOOK STRIP UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR NEARBY DEST ARPT. HIT FENCE ACROSS RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9033V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dale Jones Ranch

## 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 19751012035339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751012035339A), Oct 12, 1975: Beech 95B55, Lake City, CO, Substantial damage. Mistook strip under construction for nearby dest arpt. Hit fence across rwy.

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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