# Accident 19800302004739A: Beech 35C33, Almont, CO, March 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1980, 14:15 local time
- Place: Almont, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6647° N, 106.8462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Almont, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6647&lon=-106.8462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9033S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9033S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33 (registry code 1151408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,594 total, 483 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800302004739A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. UNABLE TO CLEAR MOUNTAIN PASS. LANDED IN SNOW FIELD. FOUND INSUFFICIENT FUEL FLOW.

## 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 DEN80FTE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE31), Mar 2, 1980: Beech 35-C33 (N9033S), Almont, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9033S (1)

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

- [Incident 20230323003829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230323003829I), Mar 23, 2023: Beech 35-C33 (N9033S), Okeechobee, FL, Minor damage. On March 23, 2023, a Beechcraft BE-33 under part 91 departed sky ranch airport, knoxville TN (TN98), for hollywood, FL. Approximately 4 hours into the flight…

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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