# NTSB DEN78FTE34: Beech B60, N313D, Leadville, CO, February 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1978
- Place: Leadville, CO · LEADVILLE, CO
- Location: 39.2473° N, 106.2935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leadville, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2473&lon=-106.2935&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTE34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0231  78/2/28    LEADVILLE,CO        BEECH B60           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 5300
        TIME - 1125                    N313D               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1250 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEADVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   LEADVILLE,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- SNOW BANK APPROX 4 FT HIGH ABOUT 125 FT FROM THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N313D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N313D-1990-07-20), registration cancelled 1990-07-20, S/N P377 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B60
- Registry model: [Beech B-60](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (registry code 1153605) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Leadville

## 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 19780228002149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780228002149A), Feb 28, 1978: Beech B60, Leadville, CO, Substantial damage. Snow bank approx 4 ft high about 125 ft from threshold.

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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