19990605006579A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech V35A · Ward, CO · June 5, 1999

Date: June 5, 1999 · 10:19 local
Place: Ward, CO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N68VT
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN99FA093
Reported as: Beech V35A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N68VTRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2006 · Beech V35AS/N D-8656 · Built 1967 Airframe modelBeech V35A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft crashed on the north face of arapahoe peak in boulder county, CO, the pilot/sole ocupant has not yet been located but is assumed to have suffered fatal injuries, parts of the wreckage have been located, and the acft was destroyed, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) pilots medical certificate was expired for two years. According to witnesses he was flying at approx. 12,500 feet. He impacted a mountain side and had a fatal injury. Instrument conditions were in effect at the time of the crash.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED ON THE NORTH FACE OF ARAPAHOE PEAK IN BOULDER COUNTY, CO, THE PILOT/SOLE OCUPANT HAS NOT YET BEEN LOCATED BUT IS ASSUMED TO HAVE SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, PARTS OF THE WRECKAGE HAVE BEEN LOCATED, AND THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) PILOTS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS EXPIRED FOR TWO YEARS. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES HE WAS FLYING AT APPROX. 12,500 FEET. HE IMPACTED A MOUNTAIN SIDE AND HAD A FATAL INJURY. INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS WERE IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN99FA093Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportNederland, COThe pilot's intentional and continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors were his failure to obtain a weather briefing, the existing weather conditions that included snow, hail, obscuration and lightning, and the mountainous terrain.Jun 5, 1999 · Destroyed