# Accident 19740731024539A: Beech H35, Hugo, CO, July 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1974
- Place: Hugo, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.1362° N, 103.4731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hugo, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1362&lon=-103.4731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5445D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5445D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 150 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75DTE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTE11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740731024539A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DEN75DTE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTE11), Jul 31, 1974: Beech H35 (N5445D), Hugo, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5445D (2)

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

- [Incident 20020220004009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020220004009I), Feb 20, 2002: Beech H35 (N5445D), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Operating on a part 91 pleasure flight from Mexico, the PIC was cleared for landing at San Diego Brown field airport (ksdm). Upon landing, the aircraft…
- [Incident 19940527043099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940527043099I), May 27, 1994: Beech H35 (N5445D), Saginaw, MI. Engine failed. Landed safe in open field. Crankshaft had broken.

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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