# Accident 20250316003019A: Beech V35A, Englewood, CO, March 16, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2025, 17:40 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7987R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7987R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250316003019A

## Narrative

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

ALTERNATOR LIGHT CAME ON IN THE SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF WYOMING. AIRCRAFT TOUCH DOWNED AT APA. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH AIRPORT SIGN. AIRCRAFT NOSE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AT A JUNCTION BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND A TAXI WAY. DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE OF RH WING. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER.

## 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 CEN25LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA126), Mar 16, 2025: Beech V35 (N7987R), Engelwood, CO, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N7987R (1)

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

- [Incident 19990816026449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990816026449I), Aug 16, 1999: Beech V35A (N7987R), Belleville, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed on runway 18 at Larsen airport with the touch down point approx 300 feet beyond the threshold as stated by the pilot in command. Runway is a…

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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