- Date
- December 23, 1983, 12:53 local (19:53 UTC)
- Place
- Taos, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7933DBeech H35
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831223063369A
- Case key
- 21096
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that a new fuel system had just recently been installed in miami, FL & he forgot about the new system while switching tanks & accidently turned it to the off position. When the eng quit he realized what he had done & switched back to a full tank. He just had the eng restarted when the acft collided with trees at the 10,500 ft level of a mountain. A small amount of cocaine & $19,200 in cash was found in the acft. The plt had held a private plt's certificate with single & multi-eng land ratings which was revoked in 1981 because of FAR violations.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7933D
- Reported as
- Beech H35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-5188
- Engine
- Continental O-470-G, 240 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael A. Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PUB · Pueblo, CO
- Destination
- SLC · Salt Lake City, UT
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- E33, 16 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.