19740607015659A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech B35 · Nucla, CO · June 7, 1974

Date
June 7, 1974
Place
Nucla, CO
Airport
Hopkins Montrose
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5243C
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN74FTE79
Reported as
Beech B35
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
387 total266 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Accdt site 4-500 ft lower than arpt. Encntrd severe turb,winds gusting to 25K.

As the FAA filed it

ACCDT SITE 4-500 FT LOWER THAN ARPT. ENCNTRD SEVERE TURB,WINDS GUSTING TO 25K.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.