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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech V35A · Dove Creek, CO · June 6, 1984

Date
June 6, 1984 · 09:00 local
Place
Dove Creek, CO
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7695N
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN84LA178
Reported as
Beech V35A
Reported engine
Continental IO520B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total1,518 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered clouds and severe turbulence. Aircraft was tossed briefly inverted. Design load exceeded damaged wings.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED CLOUDS AND SEVERE TURBULENCE. AIRCRAFT WAS TOSSED BRIEFLY INVERTED. DESIGN LOAD EXCEEDED DAMAGED WINGS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.