# NTSB DEN74AD043: Beech V35TC, N2799T, Sedgwick, CO, March 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1974
- Place: Sedgwick, CO · SEDGWICK, CO
- Location: 40.9355° N, 102.5256° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sedgwick, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9355&lon=-102.5256&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74AD043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0820  74/3/14    SEDGWICK,COLO       BEECH V35TC         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1200
        TIME - 2240                    N2799T              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          JULESBURG,COLO              RETURN                       GOODLAND,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      42
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- DARK NIGHT.DETERIORATING WX.COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NE COLO.WRECKAGE RCVRD 3/15/74.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2799T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35TC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740314009209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740314009209A), Mar 14, 1974: Beech V35, Sedgwick, CO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Dark night. Deteriorating wx. Cold front moving across NE colo. Wreckage rcvrd 3/15/74.

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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