# NTSB DEN80DTE26: Beech C23, N2062L, Colorado Spgs, CO, February 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1980
- Place: Colorado Spgs, CO · COLORADO SPGS, CO
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DTE26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1322   80/2/6    COLORADO SPGS,CO    BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N2062L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 703 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            128 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLORADO SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO SPGS,CO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W RWY LGT & RWY REMAINING MARKER WHILE STUDENT WAS MAKING INST TKOF UNDER HOOD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2062L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2062L), registered now, S/N M-1863, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Colorado Springs

## 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 19800206001819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800206001819A), Feb 6, 1980: Beech C23, Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. Instructor allowed aircraft to veer off runway during practice instrument takeoff. Plane hit runway markers.

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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