# NTSB DEN78FI063: Beech 65-80, N20, Pueblo, CO, August 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1978
- Place: Pueblo, CO · PUEBLO, CO
- Location: 38.2544° N, 104.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pueblo, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2544&lon=-104.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FI063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FI063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0020  78/8/18    PUEBLO,CO           BEECH 65-80         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0930                    N20                 PX-  0  0  1  CHECK                     49, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUEBLO MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LITTLETON,CO                RETURN                       PUEBLO,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNDER TORQUED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        REMARKS- B NUT,P/N AN924-4,ON OUTLET SIDE OF HEATER SOLENOID VALUE OF L ENG 3 TURNS LOOSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N20 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-80
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Pueblo Memorial

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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