# Accident 20001224026469A: Beech V35B, Albuquerque, NM, December 24, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2000, 15:57 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8401° N, 106.2486° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8401&lon=-106.2486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2174L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2174L-2001-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001224026469A

## Narrative

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

(-19)ON DECEMBER 24, 2000, AT 1557 MST, A BEECH V35B, N2174L, IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING APPROAXH TO LAND AT ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL I JURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED TULSA, OK., EARLIER IN THE DAY. THE PILOT SURVICED THE ACCIDENT BUT DIED ON DECEMBER 26, 2000, IN THE HOSPITAL IN ALBUQUERQUE. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, THE A/C WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 3 BUT THE PILOT LINED UP FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 35. WHEN THE TOWER POINTED THIS OUT, HE ATTEMPTED TO DIVERT TO RUNWAY 3. THE A/C IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 3. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND TO ABQ FRO TUL AND WAS LINING UP WITH RUNWAY 35, TOWER INSTRUCTED PILOT TO LAND RUNWAY 3. AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING "S" TURN TO LINE UP WITH RUNWAY 3 WHEN RIGHT WING DROPPED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 3. THE PRIVATE P                                                                 ILOT AND HIS PASSENGER 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 DEN01FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA033), Dec 24, 2000: Beech V35B (N2174L), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and the inadvertent stall. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's improper in-flight planning, his lack of recent flying experience,…

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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