DEN76DTE01

NTSB accident investigation · Beech V35B · Greeley, CO · August 16, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 16, 1976
Place
Greeley, CO · GREELEY, CO
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N766TBeech V35B
Status
Completed · report November 17, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760816030729A
Case key
149727

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3129  76/8/16    GREELEY,CO          BEECH V35B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 700
        TIME - 1920                    N766T               PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELD COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREELEY,CO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- L WG HIT RWY. PLT STATED HE WAS UNFAMILIAR W ACFT & HAD LESS THAN 15HRS IN TYPE.

Aircraft

Registration
N766T
Reported as
Beech V35B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Weld County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.