# NTSB DEN81FTE13: Beech 60, N301JD, Denver, CO, December 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1980
- Place: Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTE13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3561  80/12/18   DENVER,CO           BEECH 60            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 349
        TIME - 0915                    N301JD              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 99 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDLAND,TX                  BROOMFIELD,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING SYSTEMS: WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING SYSTEMS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                            SNOW SHOWERS, FREEZING RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           36                                                       60
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           14                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- SEVERE AIRFRAME & WINDSCREEN ICING. WINDSCREEN  HEAT SYS TESTED INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N301JD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N301JD-1983-05-09), registration cancelled 1983-05-09, S/N P-82 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- Registry model: [Beech 60](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-60) (registry code 1153602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stapleton Intl

## 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 19801218075959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801218075959A), Dec 18, 1980: Beech 60, Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Missed approach several times due to iced windshield. Stalled landing due to airframe ice. Windshield heat relay inop

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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