- Date
- June 7, 1974
- Place
- Nucla, CO · NUCLA, CO
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5243CBeech B35
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740607015659A
- Case key
- 126417
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1466 74/6/7 NUCLA,COLO BEECH B35 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 387 TIME - 1220 N5243C PX- 0 2 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 266 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPKINS MONTROSE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROOSEVELT,UT NUCLA,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 14000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 240 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 25 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ACCDT SITE 4-500 FT LOWER THAN ARPT. ENCNTRD SEVERE TURB,WINDS GUSTING TO 25K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5243C
- Reported as
- Beech B35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hopkins Montrose
N5243CRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2011 · Beech B35Airframe modelBeech B35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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