# Accident 19951120037859A: Beech A35, Hudson, CO, November 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1995, 17:33 local time
- Place: Hudson, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0704° N, 104.6400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0704&lon=-104.6400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8759A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8759A-1997-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951120037859A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED NIGHT LANDING AT HIS UNLIGHTED PRIVATE STRIP. STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED ON SECOND TRY TO FIND RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW96FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA048), Nov 21, 1995: Beech A35 (N8759A), Hudson, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE. A FACTOR WAS IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING.

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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