Beechcraft 65-B80 N590CA
3 October 1969 · Denver, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 October 1969 at about 17:22 local time, a Beechcraft 65-B80 registered N590CA, operated by Metro Commute*, was involved in an accident during in flight near Denver, Colorado, United States. 7 people were on board and 5 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stapelton Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-B80
- Registration
- N590CA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Metro Commute*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Rawlins, Wyo → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3052
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INCOR USE ALT AIR L ENG.ILS APCH 26L, WX ABV DH.ASR APCH OFFERED, PLT ACPTD, WX BLO MDA FOR ASR APCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1969 | Beechcraft 65 | Greenville, Texas, United States | Tecnica Indust | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1969 | Beechcraft 65 | Mobile, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Mar 1969 | Beechcraft 65 | Houston, Texas, United States | Texas Dept of | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1969 | Beechcraft 65-88 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Wyco Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1969 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Galveston, Texas, United States | Superior Oil C | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Dec 1969 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Republic, Missouri, United States | Spingfield FL | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |