DEN70DXA01

NTSB accident investigation · Beech K35 · Medicine Bow, WY · January 1, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 1, 1970
Place
Medicine Bow, WY · MEDICINE BOW, WY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5050TBeech K35
Status
Completed · report June 12, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
141464

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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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3-0107   70/1/1    MEDICINE BOW,WYO    BEECH K35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 176
        TIME - 1115                    N5050T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT COLLINS,COLO             CASPER,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- LNDD ON FARM ROAD,L WHEEL CAUGHT IN DEEP SNOW.  PLT SAID PWR LOSS OCRD APRX 500FT AGL DURG L TURN.

Aircraft

Registration
N5050T
Reported as
Beech K35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.