Beech 58 accident near Ft Collins, Colorado, December 31, 1992
On December 31, 1992 at about 3:15 am local time, a Beech 58, registered N21BW, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ft Collins, Colorado (Ft. Collins/Loveland airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO FOLLOW IFR PROCEDURES IN NOT EXECUTING A MISSED APPROACH WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD WITH IMPROPER ALIGNMENT AND IMPROPER DESCENT RATE FOR LANDING. A FACTOR WAS: MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 31, 1992 · about 3:15 am local time
- Place
- Ft Collins, Colorado · Ft. Collins/Loveland · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech 58 · all 58s on the register
- Registration
- N21BW · registry record · serial TH-36
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE CONDUCTING AN ILS APPROACH IN MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE THRESHOLD DISPLACED TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND LANDED HARD APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, AND COLLAPSED THE REMAINING LANDING GEAR. AFTER SLIDING APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT REENTERED THE CONFINES OF THE RUNWAY AND SLID TO A STOP.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,769 hours in all; 242 in this make and model; 19 in the last 90 days; 18 in the last 30 days; 1,692 as pilot in command; 667 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,608 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, November 5, 1992; 16 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-C (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Northern Colorado Air Charter
The flight
- Departed from: AIA Alliance NE at 1:20 am
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 33, 8,500 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 140° at 5 knots
- Sky: broken clouds at 100 ft
- Temperature: 18°F (-8°C), dew point 14°F (-10°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:14 am from FNL, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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