# NTSB DEN74DTE68: Beech M35, N335Z, Breckenridge, CO, April 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1974
- Place: Breckenridge, CO · BRECKENRIDGE, CO
- Location: 39.4995° N, 106.0432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Breckenridge, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4995&lon=-106.0432&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124209
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTE68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1412  74/4/26    BRECKENRIDGE,COLO   BEECH M35           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N335Z               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 58, 9300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRECKINGRIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRECKENRIDGE,COLO           BROOMFIELD,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 15K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N335Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N335Z), registered now, S/N D-6484, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Registry model: [Beech M35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (registry code 1151526) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Breckingridge

## 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 19740426015049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740426015049A), Apr 26, 1974: Beech M35, Breckenridge, CO, Substantial damage. Gusting to 15K.

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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