# Accident 19970503007609A: Beech V35, Lake George, CO, May 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1997
- Place: Lake George, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 38.9802° N, 105.3709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9802&lon=-105.3709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N831U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N831U-1998-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970503007609A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED AT END OF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF FROM PRIVATE STRIP.

## 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 FTW97FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA174), May 3, 1997: Beech V35 (N831U), Lake George, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain control of the airplane. A factor was the terrain-induced turbulence.

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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