# Accident 19980726030779A: Beech H35, Walsenberg, CO, July 26, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1998
- Place: Walsenberg, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5103° N, 105.0008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5103&lon=-105.0008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35DE-2000-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98FA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980726030779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ATTEMPTED VMC FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS, STRUCK TREE TOP WITH LEFT WING AND IMPACTED TERRAIN.

## 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 FTW98FA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA339), Jul 26, 1998: Beech H35 (N35DE), La Veta, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's poor judgment by intentionally flying into instrument meteorological conditions without proper certification. Factors were his failure to obtain a weather briefing, and the existing…

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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