# NTSB Accident DEN08LA057
> **Beech A45** · 2008-02-12 · Englewood, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN08LA057
- **Event ID:** 20080220X00221
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-02-12
- **Location:** Englewood, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.569999, -104.849166
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** A45
- **Registration:** N34KF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to fly the airplane with a discharged battery, which resulted in a total electrical failure during takeoff climb.  Contributing factors were the pilot's inability to verify the landing gear position, and the impact with the runway sign.

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