# NTSB DEN80FTE27: Cessna 500, N26WD, Eagle, CO, February 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1980
- Place: Eagle, CO · EAGLE, CO
- Location: 39.6432° N, 106.8213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6432&lon=-106.8213&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTE27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0403  80/2/14  NR.EAGLE,CO           CESSNA 500          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1045                    N26WD               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  34, 2648 TOTAL HOURS, 248
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT.         EAGLE,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      33
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          280                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- PATCHES OF WATER ON RWY.FLD ELEV 6539FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N26WD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 500
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eagle County

## 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 19800214003419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800214003419A), Feb 14, 1980: Cessna 500CESSNA, Eagle, CO, Substantial damage. Landed on wet slush covered runway. Unable to stop. Skidded sideways off end 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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