# Accident 20000917014129A: Beech 35BEECH, Longmouth, CO, September 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2000, 11:56 local time
- Place: Longmouth, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N711HZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711HZ-2001-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000917014129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ATP RATED PILOT AND HIS BROTHER, ALSO ATP RATED, DEPARTED ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT FORM BOULDER, CO. WITNESSES IN TEH AREA SOUTH OF LONGMONT, CP REPORTED TO THE NTSB THAT THE A/C WAS OBSERVED AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND THEN WENT INTO AN UNCONTROLLED MANUEVER. IT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON A FARM FIELD. A POST CRASH FIRE OCCUREED. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED AND BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 DEN00FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA175), Sep 17, 2000: Beech S35 (N711HZ), Longmont, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot/passenger's failure to maintain aircraft control, and the pilot in command's inadequate supervision of the flight. A factor was the pilot/passenger's lack of experience in aircraft type.

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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