Beech V35B accident near Albuquerque, NM
On December 24, 2000, a Beech V35B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, NM. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 24, 2000
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM
- Aircraft
- Beech V35B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.840°N, 106.249°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010105X00029
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 24, 2000, at 1557 mountain standard time, a Beech V35B, N2174L, owned and piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain approximately 150 feet southeast of the approach end of runway 03 (10,000 feet by 150 feet, dry asphalt) at the Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ), Albuquerque, New Mexico. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal, cross-country flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The passenger on board the airplane was fatally injured. The pilot survived the accident, but succumbed to his injuries on December 26, 2000. The flight originated at Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 1525 central standard time. ABQ Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) cleared the pilot to land on runway 03. However, the pilot lined up for a landing on runway 35. The ATCT noted this and informed the pilot. The pilot then executed a steep left bank maneuver in an attempt to line up on runway 03. The airplane dived to the ground in a nose low attitude impacting near the approach end of runway 03. Air Traffic Control radar data showed the airplane approached the airport from the east. At 1556:05, radar data showed the airplane began a right turn to a heading of 314 degrees. The airplane was at an altitude of 6,000 feet mean sea level (msl) and flying at an airspeed of 122 knots. At 1556:57, the airplane made an abrupt left turn to 294 degrees. The airplane's altitude was 5,700 feet msl and its airspeed was 90 knots. Over the next 28 seconds, the airplane contin
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and the inadvertent stall. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's improper in-flight planning, his lack of recent flying experience, and the abrupt maneuver to correct to the proper runway.
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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.
