# NTSB DEN73FTE71: Beech V35, N109Q, Walsenburg, CO, April 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1973
- Place: Walsenburg, CO · WALSENBURG, CO
- Location: 37.6306° N, 104.7817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walsenburg, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6306&lon=-104.7817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FTE71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1150  73/4/22    WALSENBURG,COLO     BEECH V35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 490
        TIME - 1145                    N109Q               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                 TUCSON,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 3 CONROD CAP BOLTS FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N109Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N109Q), registered now, S/N D-8126, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (registry code 1151538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730422008289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730422008289A), Apr 22, 1973: Beech V35, Walsenburg, CO, Substantial damage. Nr 3 conrod cap bolts failed.

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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