# Accident 20000513012439A: Beech V35B, Erie, CO, May 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2000, 13:55 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri-County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0202° N, 105.0410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0202&lon=-105.0410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6643Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6643Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000513012439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER DEPARTING JEFFCO AIRPORT (BJC) CO AND LEVELING OFF AT 6500' ENROUTE TO HASTINGS, NE THE PILOT DAVE SHERMAN EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.THE ENGINE FAILED AND A EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED TO ERIE TRI-COUNTY AIRPORT (48V). THE A/C LANDED APPROX. 150 YARDS SHORT OF RUNWAY 33. THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AND THE FLAPS IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE BE-35B, N6643Q SLID ABOUT 100 YARDS. THE TWO ADULTS AND TWO INFANTS WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 DEN00LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA088), May 13, 2000: Beech V35B (N6643Q), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadvertent cut off of the mixture by the pilot. Factors were: The passenger door opening, the pilot's inexperience in make and model, and rough, uneven terrain in the landing area.

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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