# Accident 20190817015659A: Beech H35, Ruidoso, NM, August 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2019, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ruidoso, NM
- Airport: Sierra Blanca Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4667° N, 105.5350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4667&lon=-105.5350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5410D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5410D-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190817015659A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR19LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA223), Aug 17, 2019: Beech 35 (N5410D), Ruidoso, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.…

## Other reports on N5410D (2)

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

- [Incident 19871021063929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871021063929I), Oct 21, 1987: Beech H35 (N5410D), Harrison, AR, Minor damage. The pilot inadvertently raised the gear selector on rollout. Gear retracted.
- [Incident 19860707060979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860707060979I), Jul 7, 1986: Beech H35 (N5410D), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. Pilot retracted landing gear on rollout instead of flaps, causing minor damage.

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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