# Accident 19810306008469A: Beech B35, Monarch Pass, CO, March 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1981, 12:03 local time
- Place: Monarch Pass, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8607M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8607M-1999-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,629 total, 876 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810306008469A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED ICING AND TURBULENCE IN SNOW-STORM IN MOUNTAIN AREA. LOST CONTROL. EXCEEDED DESIGN LOAD. AIRFRAME FAILED.

## 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 CHI81FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA032), Mar 6, 1981: Beech P35 (N8607M), Monarch Pass, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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