# Accident 19901007044259A: Beech P35BEECH, Aurora, CO, October 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1990, 20:03 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Airport: Buckley Angb Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6396° N, 104.9895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6396&lon=-104.9895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1568S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1568S-1992-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 799 total, 617 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901007044259A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED ICING. COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. CRASHED IN FIELD ATTEMPTING TO MAKE IT TO AIRPORT.

## 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 DEN91FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA005), Oct 8, 1990: Beech P35 (N1568S), Aurora, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS WERE HIS DECISION TO DISREGARD IN-FLIGHT WEATHER ADVISORIES, CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, AND ICING CONDITIONS AND THE FLIGHT INTO THE KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER.

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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