- Date
- March 28, 1978
- Place
- Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N72WEBeech B90N5412UBeech 95-C55
- Status
- Completed · report May 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780328005249A
- Case key
- 142195
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0808 78/3/28 NR.GRANBY,CO BEECH 95-C55 CR- 0 1 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 6099 TIME - 1315 N5412U PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 681 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OWASSO,OK GRANBY,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE WEATHER - SNOW FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS BLOWING SNOW IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED VFR DESCENT THRU CLOUD COVER.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0806 78/3/28 DENVER,CO BEECH B90 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1900 N72WE PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS 27, 2551 TOTAL HOURS, 103 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLORADO SPRINGS,CO DENVER,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE REMARKS- PILOT FLEW APPROACH BEHIND A B-727.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N72WE
- Reported as
- Beech B90
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Stapleton Intl
- Registration
- N5412U
- Reported as
- Beech 95-C55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5412URegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2012 · Beech 95-C55Airframe modelBeech 95-C55Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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