# Accident 19950814024079A: Beech J35, Denver, CO, August 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1995, 08:42 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6393° N, 104.9901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6393&lon=-104.9901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8344D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8344D-2004-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA340) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950814024079A

## Narrative

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

TRIED DEPART HIGH ALTITUDE APA WITH FUEL BOOST ON. IMPROPERLY LEAN BY RPM. UNPROTECTED BOOST SWITCH MAYBE BUMPED ON

## 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 FTW95LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA340), Aug 14, 1995: Beech J35 (N8344D), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT ACTIVATION OF THE FUEL BOOST PUMP BY EITHER THE PILOT (WHO WAS BEING INSTRUCTED) OR BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI). FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE BRIEFING OF IMPROPER LEANING…

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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