# Accident 19920118004779A: Beech 35BEECH, Nucla, CO, January 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1992, 13:45 local time
- Place: Nucla, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2599° N, 108.5500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2599&lon=-108.5500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3342V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3342V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920118004779A

## Narrative

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

EMPANNAGE FLUTTER DESCENDING TO LAND. CRACKED AFT FUSELAGE. WRINKLED SKIN AT RUDDERVATOR ATTACH. IMPROPER PAINTING.

## 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 DEN92FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA028), Jan 18, 1992: Beech 35 (N3342V), Nucla, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER STATIC BALANCE OF THE RUDDERVATORS FOLLOWING REBUILDING/REPAINTING, WHICH RESULTED IN EMPENNAGE FLUTTER.

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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