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DEN82DA029

1982-02-03 · HAYDEN, Colorado, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HDN

N149JA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA 140, built 1948), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT WAS 20 FEET AGL DURING LANDING WHEN THE CREW HEARD A PROPELLER GO INTO BETA MODE AND THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK WHICH SEPARATED THE WINGS FROM THE FUSELAGE. IMPACT DAMAGE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL WHY THE PROPELLER WENT INTO BETA MODE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_DEN82DA029.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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