# NTSB DEN78FTE86: Beech B60, N4315W, Alamosa, CO, August 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1978
- Place: Alamosa, CO · ALAMOSA, CO
- Location: 37.4745° N, 105.8770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alamosa, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4745&lon=-105.8770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140122
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTE86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2457  78/8/12  NR.ALAMOSA,CO         BEECH B60           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0040                    N4315W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  58, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN HORN,TX                 PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ONE WEEK AFTER ACDT PILOT HOSPITALIZED FOR RIGHT FRONTAL INTRACEREBRAL TUMOR,AFFECTS REASONING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4315W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B60
- 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 19780812026379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780812026379A), Aug 12, 1978: Beech F33A, CO, Substantial damage

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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