# Accident 20080723841729A: Beech 35C33A, Longmont, CO, July 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2008, 09:30 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1636° N, 105.1631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1636&lon=-105.1631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7965M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7965M-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33A (registry code 1151410, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080723841729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 23, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930, N7965M, BEECH MODEL BE-33 LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT VANCE BRAND AIRPORT, LONGMONT, CO. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THROTTLE WAS PUSHED FORWARD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED 100 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, WING TIP FUEL TANKS, ENGINE AND PROPELLER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER 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 DEN08LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA128), Jul 23, 2008: Beech 35-C33A (N7965M), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons undetermined. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing.

## Other reports on N7965M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800910070099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800910070099I), Sep 10, 1980: Beech 35C33A (N7965M), Grand Junction, CO, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed during rollout. Gear handle only partially down, down indications not checked on final.

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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