# NTSB DEN82DA093: Beech V35A, N6242V, Colorado Spring, CO, May 22, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 22, 1982, 07:32 local (13:32 UTC)
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Location: 38.8058° N, 104.7008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (COS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8058&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70303
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82DA093
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70303/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA093

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - mixture - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - uphill (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED, THE ENGINE RUN-UP WAS NORMAL AND THE MIXTURE WAS LEANED AT 1700 RPM TO OBTAIN INITIAL EGT MOVEMENT OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE GUAGE. HE REPORTED TAKING OFF UPHILL ON RUNWAY 03. HE NOTED THAT THE ACCELERATION WAS SLOW, BUT ATTRIBUTED IT TO THE UPSLOPING RUNWAY AND NEAR MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT. ROTATION WAS AT 70 TO 75 KTS AFTER USING ABOUT 70% OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE PLANE REMAINED IN GROUND EFFECT AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE PILOT RAISED THE GEAR AND TURNED TO AVOID A POWERLINE, BUT IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN AND SKIDDED TO A STOP. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 6860 FT. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR'S MANUAL, A NORMAL RUNWAY ROLL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT 1500 TO 1600 FT (70% OF THE RUNWAY LENGTH WAS 5862 FT.) A CHIEF MECHANIC AND A FAA INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS FOUND IN A POSITION THAT WAS TOO LEAN FOR TAKEOFF.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6242V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6242V-1998-05-05), registration cancelled 1998-05-05, S/N D8622 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Registry model: [Beech V35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (registry code 1151538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D8622
- Airframe hours: 2715
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520B 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Edward L. Walsh
- Registered owner: Edward L. Walsh
- Departed: COS, COLORADO SPRING, CO
- Destination: AMARILLO, TX
- Airport: COS, City Of Colorado Spring, runway 3, 8,324 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 317 total, 5 in this make and model, 279 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 40° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Temperature: 117 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820522018149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820522018149A), May 22, 1982: Beech V35B, Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft would not climb out of ground effect, crashed 1 1/2 miles from end of runway after takeoff.

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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