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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech H35 · Ruidoso, NM · August 17, 2019

Date: August 17, 2019 · 13:00 local
Place: Ruidoso, NM
Airport: Sierra Blanca Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5410D
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR19LA223
Reported as: Beech H35
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2

N5410DRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2022 · Beech H35S/N D-4882 · Built 1956 Airframe modelBeech H35 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On August 17, 2019, at 1300 MST, a Beechcraft H35, N5410D, registered to privacy data omitted, lost power shortly after takeoff and crashed into a ravine approximately 1200 feet from the end of the runway while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot and passenger were seriously injured. The flight originated at Sierra Blanca Regional Airport on August 17, 2019.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 17, 2019, AT 1300 MST, A BEECHCRAFT H35, N5410D, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND CRASHED INTO A RAVINE APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL AIRPORT ON AUGUST 17, 2019.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR19LA223Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRuidoso, NMThe airplane’s inability to maintain altitude during the initial climb due to a degradation in the airplane’s performance as a result of high-density altitude conditions at the time of takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s inadequate…Aug 17, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5410D · 2

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

Incident 19871021063929IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Harrison, ARThe pilot inadvertently raised the gear selector on rollout. Gear retracted.Oct 21, 1987 · Minor damage Incident 19860707060979IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Minneapolis, MNPilot retracted landing gear on rollout instead of flaps, causing minor damage.Jul 7, 1986 · Minor damage