Beechcraft 35 N3233V

Summary

On 27 March 2023 at about 17:38 local time, a Beechcraft 35 registered N3233V was involved in an accident near Telluride, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 March 2023 at 17:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Telluride, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Telluride Regional Airport (KTEX)

Coordinates

37.9538, -107.9088

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35

Registration

N3233V

Category

Airplane

Year built

1947

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Colorado Springs → Telluride

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA146

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the airplane encountered a crosswind gust during the landing roll and subsequently departed the right side of the runway pavement onto snow covered terrain adjacent to the runway. The nose landing gear sunk into the soft ground adjacent to the runway and the airplane nosed over coming to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage and left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. According to the pilot, at the time of the accident, the airplane was landing on runway 27 with winds 18 knots gusting to 48 knots from a south-southwest direction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.