# NTSB DEN79FTE31: Beech C45H, N6495D, Firestone, CO, April 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1979
- Place: Firestone, CO · FIRESTONE, CO
- Location: 40.1547° N, 104.9476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Firestone, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1547&lon=-104.9476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135767
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTE31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1532  79/4/18    FIRESTONE,CO        BEECH C45H          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35,
        TIME - 1900                    N6495D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FIRESTONE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINOT,ND                    FIRESTONE,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6495D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6495D), registered now, S/N AF-449, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Firestone

## 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 19790418006949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790418006949A), Apr 18, 1979: Beech C45H, Firestone, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft engines quit on final approach due to fuel starvation. Aircraft crashed one-quarter mile short of runway.

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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