# NTSB DEN01LA047: Beech V-35A, N9447S, Albuquerque, NM, February 4, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 3, 2001, 20:45 local (Feb 4, 2001, 03:45 UTC) - Place: Albuquerque, NM - Coordinates: 35.060775, -106.620422 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0608&lon=-106.6204&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 20, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 51440 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN01LA047 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51440/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA047 ## Probable cause the pilot's inattention during night taxiing, which resulted in his airplane impacting a parked airplane. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing - aircraft handling - inattentive, pilot in command (cause) - object - aircraft parked/standing - light condition - night ## Analysis The pilot said that while taxiing at night towards a parking space, a marshaler redirected him to another parking space. While changing from one space to the other, his airplane impacted a parked airplane. The pilot stated that he did not see the parked airplane prior to the impact. ## Factual narrative On February 3, 2001, at approximately 2045 mountain standard time, a Beech V-35A, N9447S, was substantially damaged when it taxied into a parked airplane at Albuquerque International Airport, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The private pilot and his two passengers were not injured. The pilot was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the night cross-country flight that originated from Deming, New Mexico, approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes before the accident. No flight plan had been filed. According to the pilot, while taxiing towards a parking space, he was directed by a marshaler to use another parking space. While changing from one space to another, his airplane impacted a parked Mooney. The pilot stated that he did not see the parked Mooney prior to the impact. The left wing of the accident airplane sustained an 8 by 12 inch hole in the leading edge near the pitot static tube. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9447S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9447S-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N D-8763, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech V-35A - Registry model: [Beech V35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (registry code 1151544) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: D-8763 - Airframe hours: 5009 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520D 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Daniel R. Dolan II - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 1, 2001, 12 hours before - Departed: DEM, Demming, NM - Destination: ABQ, Albuquerque, NM - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: ABQ, Albuquerque Intl Sunport ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review November 11, 1999; seat: left; flight hours: 13,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 10° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 41 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 30.25 inHg - Observed at: ABQ ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010203006129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010203006129A), Feb 3, 2001: Beech V35A, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On 02/03/01, at approx. 08:45 MST, a Beech V35A, operated by glen edward loyd collided with an unoccupied Mooney M20E while taxiing on the ramp at cutter… ## Other investigations on N9447S (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 CEN10LA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA399), Jul 11, 2010: Beech V35A (N9447S), Truth or Consequences, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. 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. 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