Beech 35-B33 accident near Nunn, CO
On November 15, 2024, a Beech 35-B33 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Nunn, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 15, 2024
- Place
- Nunn, CO
- Aircraft
- Beech 35-B33 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.752°N, 104.799°W
- NTSB ID
- 20241115195494
NTSB summary
On November 15, 2024, about 1000 mountain standard time (MST), a Beech 35-B33, N285BW, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Nunn, Colorado. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from Chadron Municipal Airport (KCDR), Chadron, Nebraska, with an intended destination of Platte Valley Airport (18V), Hudson, Colorado; a distance of about 180 nautical miles (nm). No ADS-B, radar data, or ATC communications were obtained at the time of the on site investigation. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed along the entire route of flight. The accident site was in a farm field about 3.5 miles north-northwest of Nunn, Colorado, about 20 nm west of a direct route between the start point and intended destination. The debris field was roughly 500 ft long by 400 ft wide. The initial point of impact contained a fragment of the left wingtip fuel tank fairing. A line of disturbed dirt continued from the initial point of impact for about 25 ft to a 17-foot-long impact crater. The line of disturbed dirt continued beyond the crater another 10-15 ft. Fragments of the outboard section of left wing and other airplane components were strewn throughout the debris field leading up to the main wreckage which was located about 258 ft from the initial point of impact. All the major components of the airplane were accounted for at the accident site. No anomalies were noted in the examined airframe components. The No. 6 cylinder separated from the engine. The interior of the N
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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.
