# Accident 19951025034469A: Beech 23BEECH, Strasburg, CO, October 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1995, 09:15 local time
- Place: Strasburg, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7304° N, 104.3009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7304&lon=-104.3009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5070T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5070T-1998-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951025034469A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE. LOST POWER TO IDLE USING CARB HEAT. HIT FENCE AND SHEARED OFF GEAR LANDING. POSSIBLE CARB ICING.

## 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 FTW96LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA026), Oct 25, 1995: Beech 23 (N5070T), Strasburg, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAYED APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT. A FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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