# Accident 19740330006089A: Beech V35A, Crestd Butte, CO, March 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1974
- Place: Crestd Butte, CO
- Airport: Crested Butte
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.8678° N, 106.9773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crested Butte, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8678&lon=-106.9773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1953V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1953V-1989-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 3,800 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DTE61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740330006089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT ATMPT SHORT,SOFT FLD TKOF.ABORTED AND THEN TRIED TO CONT TKOF.GUSTS TO 20K.DENSITY ALT 11000FT

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN74DTE61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE61), Mar 30, 1974: Beech V35A (N1953V), Crestd Butte, CO, destroyed

## Other reports on N1953V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870404008349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404008349A), Apr 4, 1987: Beech V35A (N1953V), Liberal, KS, Substantial damage. The aircraft struck a fence during takeoff. Pilot reported gusting winds caused aircraft to veer into the fence.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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