# Accident 20201005016909A: Beech S35, Telluride, CO, October 5, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2020, 13:03 local time
- Place: Telluride, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9146° N, 107.7528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9146&lon=-107.7528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4444K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4444K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,750 total, 130 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201005016909A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE NTSB, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED BLACK BEAR PASS ON A HEADING OF 102 DEGREES AND 89 KNOTS.  THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 12,075 FEET MSL AT 84 KNOTS AND ENTERED A HEADING CHANGE OF 116 DEGREES, CLIMBED TO 12,125 FEET AND DECREASING TO 81 KNOTS.  THE LAST DATA POINT SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT IN A HEADING OF 202 DEGREES AND 75 KNOTS.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT 11,800 FEET IN A FLAT ORIENTATION AT A HEADING OF 184 DEGREES.  THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS SMALL AND CONTAINED.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND TWO OCCUPANTS ONBOARD WERE FATALLY 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 CEN21FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA007), Oct 5, 2020: Beech S35 (N4444K), Telluride, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during the climb to cruise flight resulting in the airplane’s impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to not climb to a higher altitude…

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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