Beech V35B accident near Green River, UT
On February 26, 2001, a Beech V35B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Green River, UT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 26, 2001
- Place
- Green River, UT
- Aircraft
- Beech V35B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.123°N, 109.858°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010306X00545
Official records · DEN01FA056
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 26, 2001, at 1429 mountain standard time, a Beech V35B, N4637M, was destroyed following impact with terrain during cruise near Green River, Utah. The non-instrument rated private pilot, the sole occupant in the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was being operated by the pilot under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The cross-country personal flight originated from Gunnison, Colorado, approximately 1 hour 45 minutes before the accident. Visual meteorological conditionts prevailed for the takeoff; however, the meterological conditions at the accident site are unknown. The pilot had not filed a flight plan; however, family members said the pilot was en route to Fresno, California. The pilot arrived in Gunnison, Colorado, on February 18, 2001, to ski at Crested Butte Ski Resort (elevation 8,900 feet). Airport personnel said the airplane was hangared for the next eight nights, and the main fuel tanks were topped off with 17.9 gallons of 100LL on the morning of the accident. They said that the pilot studied the weather and flight planned for over an hour. One airport employee said that the pilot had been to Gunnison before, and appeared alert and confident about his flight. According to FAA Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) radar data, the airplane was first identified at 1302:13, at 15,800 feet approximately 18 nautical miles (nm) west of Gunnison. The data indicates that the airplane tracked westbound and continued to climb to 20,600 feet at 1358:02. At 1413:04, the airplane performed a left 270 degree turn and leveled off at 21,600 feet on a
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control as a result of incapacitation (from hypoxia) due to the in-flight decision to fly at altitudes where oxygen is required, without oxygen available.
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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.
