# Accident 20140216000909A: Beech 35-33, Telluride, CO, February 16, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2014, 11:26 local time
- Place: Telluride, CO
- Airport: Telluride
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9603° N, 107.9297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9603&lon=-107.9297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400DJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400DJ-2016-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-33 (registry code 1151402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140216000909A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE WEST WITH A REPORTED 5 KNOT TAIL WIND, 1.5 MILE VISIBILITY, WITH SNOW.  INDIVIDUALS INTERVIEWED STATED THERE WAS LESS THAN 1 MILE VISIBILITY.  WITH LIGHT WINDS OUT OF THE EAST, SEVERE DOWNDRAFTS OCCURRED OFF THE WEST END OF THE RWY 27, RESULTING IN A DESCENT RATHER THAN A CLIMB.  AT THE SAME TIME THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF COURSE ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH TERRAIN.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A MOUNTAIN WITH A SLOPE OF ABOUT 70 DEGREES, IN A SLIGHT DESCENT, WITH HIGH POWER, NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, WITH WINGS LEVEL.

WEATHER REPORTED AT 1115 MDT (1815Z) MEASURED TEMPERATURE/DUE POINT AT 32/30, WITH 93 % HUMIDITY WITH LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS, WINDS OUT OF THE EAST AT 5MPH, AND 1.5 MILES VISIBILITY.

## 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 CEN14FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA141), Feb 16, 2014: Beech 35/33 (N400DJ), Telluride, CO, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane’s failure to obtain a positive climb rate, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.

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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