# Accident 19990605006579A: Beech V35A, Ward, CO, June 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1999, 10:19 local time
- Place: Ward, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9592° N, 105.4991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9592&lon=-105.4991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68VT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68VT-2006-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990605006579A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 DEN99FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA093), Jun 5, 1999: Beech V35A (N68VT), Nederland, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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,…

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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