# Accident 19790127001699A: Beech M35, Aspen, CO, January 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1979, 13:19 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Pitkin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9896R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9896R-1991-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 892 total, 75 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTE20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790127001699A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DISTRACTED AT TOUCHDOWN BY BELIEF GEAR NOT DOWN. LOST CONTROL ON RUNWAY AND SKIDDED INTO SNOWBANK.

## 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 DEN79FTE20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE20), Jan 27, 1979: Beech M35 (N9896R), Aspen, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9896R (1)

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

- [Accident 19880601017609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880601017609A), Jun 1, 1988: Beech M35 (N9896R), Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. Forced landing in desert when engine failed. Hit cacti and bushes on rollout. Number 2 piston failed.

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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