Beech 35 accident near Glenwood Sprgs, CO
On April 17, 2001, a Beech 35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Glenwood Sprgs, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 17, 2001
- Place
- Glenwood Sprgs, CO
- Aircraft
- Beech 35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.540°N, 107.331°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010423X00803
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 17, 2001, at 1627 mountain daylight time, a Beech 35, N2PZ, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during takeoff from Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The private pilot, the sole occupant in the airplane, was fatally injured. The pilot was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight which was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot had not filed a flight plan. According to Fixed Base Operator (FBO) service personnel at Boise Air Terminal Airport (BOI; elevation 2,868 feet), Boise, Idaho, the pilot had approached them on two occasions requesting auto gas for his airplane; he was told that they do not sell it. On April 16, 2001, he approached them again requesting auto gas, and he was told that they only sold 100LL fuel. The pilot did request from FBO service personnel that the main tanks of his airplane be topped off with 100LL; they put 7.1 gallons in the airplane. Shortly after the FBO employee had serviced the airplane, he observed the pilot positioning five or six red, 5 gallon, square fuel containers next to the airplane's cargo door. The FBO employee left the area for another work assignment, and did not observe the pilot load his aircraft. Witnesses at Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport (GWS; elevation 5,916 feet) said that the airplane arrived at their location on April 16, 2001. They said that the airplane landed long and fast, and one of the airplane's main tires failed during the braking sequence. They described the t
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, and the subsequent inadvertent stall/mush to the ground. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack of experience in make/model airplane, the high density altitude weather condition, and the pilot's attempted departure with a tailwind.
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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.
