# Accident 19831225063619A: Beech P35BEECH, Dove Creek, CO, December 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1983, 09:30 local time
- Place: Dove Creek, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7600° N, 108.9001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7600&lon=-108.9001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8675M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 649 total, 239 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831225063619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PROCEEDED INTO ICING CONDITIONS DURING IFR FLIGHT AND AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.

## 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 DEN84FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA049), Dec 25, 1983: Beech P35 (N8675M), Near Dove Creek, CO, destroyed, 1 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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