# NTSB DEN75AD055: Beech 95-B55, N1087W, Climax, CO, May 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1975
- Place: Climax, CO · CLIMAX, CO
- Location: 39.3689° N, 106.1836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Climax, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3689&lon=-106.1836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149323
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1605   75/5/2    CLIMAX,CO           BEECH 95-B55        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1548
        TIME - 1030                    N1087W              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   LEADVILLE,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                          SNOW, SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERED FROM MTN SLOPE 5/4/75.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1087W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1087W-1975-08-20), registration cancelled 1975-08-20, S/N TC-1656, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (registry code 1152705) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19750502019149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750502019149A), May 2, 1975: Beech 95B55, Climax, CO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Recovered from mtn slope 5/4/75.

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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