# NTSB DEN80DTE64: Beech 35, N2951V, Elbert, CO, June 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1980
- Place: Elbert, CO · ELBERT, CO
- Location: 39.2194° N, 104.5397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elbert, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2194&lon=-104.5397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130538
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DTE64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2535  80/6/12    ELBERT,CO           BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N2951V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  40, 4925 TOTAL HOURS, 533
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING LAZY D
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELBERT,CO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2951V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2951V-2012-10-19), registration cancelled 2012-10-19, S/N D-344, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying Lazy D

## Other investigations on N2951V (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 DEN68F0113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0113), Sep 25, 1967: Beech 35 (N2951V), Littleton, CO, 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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