# NTSB DEN80FTE30: Beech 23, N24628, Fountain, CO, February 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1980
- Place: Fountain, CO · FOUNTAIN, CO
- Location: 38.6894° N, 104.6805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fountain, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6894&lon=-104.6805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131904
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTE30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0486  80/2/26    FOUNTAIN,CO         BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N24628              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 21, 355 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            33 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          COLORADO SPRGS,CO           RETURN                       PUEBLO,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- GRASS FIRE STARTED BY DOWNED PWR LINES.USAF FLT PLAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24628](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24628-1981-03-13), registration cancelled 1981-03-13, S/N M1407, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800226003909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800226003909A), Feb 26, 1980: Beech 23BEECH, Fountain, CO, Substantial damage. Airplane struck powerline and crashed out of control. Powerline had severed aircraft's rudder.

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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