DEN65A0061

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 35 · Aspen, CO · March 30, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 30, 1965
Place
Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3153VBeechcraft 35
Status
Completed · report May 17, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179804

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0118  65/3/30    ASPEN COLO          BEECHCRAFT 35       CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 615
        TIME - 1400                    N3153V              PX-  1  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TEMPERATURE-F
          CALM                                                      47
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N3153V
Reported as
Beechcraft 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Sardy Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.