# NTSB DEN69A0044: Beech 35, N5567D, Laveta, CO, April 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1969
- Place: Laveta, CO · LAVETA, CO
- Location: 37.5086° N, 105.0085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Veta, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5086&lon=-105.0085&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69A0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69A0044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1694  69/4/17    LAVETA,COLO         BEECH 35            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1421
        TIME - 1050                    N5567D              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED FLT THROUGH MT PASS WITH MTS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5567D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5567D-1971-01-04), registration cancelled 1971-01-04, S/N D-5089 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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