Beech V35A accident near Nederland, CO
On June 5, 1999, a Beech V35A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Nederland, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 5, 1999
- Place
- Nederland, CO
- Aircraft
- Beech V35A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.959°N, 105.499°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X18970
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 5, 1999, at 1019 mountain daylight time, a Beech V35A, N68VT, was destroyed following an in-flight collision with terrain while in cruise flight 7 miles northwest of Nederland, Colorado. The instrument-rated commercial certificated flight instructor, the sole occupant aboard, was fatally injured. The aircraft was being operated as a personal cross-country flight under Title 14 CFR Part 91, and no flight plan had been filed. The aircraft departed Lee's Summit, Missouri, approximately 0800 central daylight time, and was en route to McElroy Airfield, Kremmling, Colorado. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the accident area. According to family members, the pilot departed Lee's Summit on the morning of the accident en route to Colorado to visit one of his sons who lives in Kremmling. The pilot initiated flight following services with Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) at 0818:23. When the pilot first contacted ARTCC, N68VT was at an altitude of 10,500 feet above mean sea level (msl) and a heading of 280 degrees. At 0937, the pilot was asked to initiate a climb to a cruising altitude of 12,500 feet msl. The pilot acknowledged, and reached the assigned cruising altitude at 0945. At 0947:16, the pilot was asked to contact Denver Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON). At that time, N68VT was 42 nautical miles (nm) east/northeast of Denver. The aircraft was cruising on a heading of 260 degrees, with an altitude varying between 12,500 and 12,600 feet msl. According to TRACON, N68VT was receiving flight following services until
Probable cause
The pilot's intentional and continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors were his failure to obtain a weather briefing, the existing weather conditions that included snow, hail, obscuration and lightning, and the mountainous terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
