# NTSB DEN74FTE31: Beech M35, N9310Y, Denver, CO, November 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1973
- Place: Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187901
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FTE31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3851  73/11/19   DENVER,COLO         BEECH M35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 971
        TIME - 1345                    N9310Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 477 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                 SHAWNEE,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                           SNOW, FREEZING DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      32
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       14
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- NO ANTI-ICE DE-ICE EQPT ABD.PLT RECOVERED FROM SPIN JUST BEFORE GRND CONTACT.GRND CTL ADVSD ICEING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9310Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9310Y-2002-05-23), registration cancelled 2002-05-23, S/N D-6517, 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: Stapleton Intl

## 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 19731119036219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731119036219A), Nov 19, 1973: Beech M35, Denver, CO, Substantial damage. No anti-ice de-ice eqpt abd. Plt recovered from spin just before grnd contact. Grnd ctl advsd iceing

## Other investigations on N9310Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW69F0350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0350), Jan 2, 1969: Beech M35 (N9310Y), Pineville-La, LA, substantial damage

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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