Beechcraft V35 N7987R

Summary

On 16 March 2025 at about 23:41 local time, a Beechcraft V35 registered N7987R, operated by Hopeful Monster LLC, was involved in an accident near Engelwood, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

16 March 2025 at 23:41

Classification

Accident

Location

Engelwood, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Centennial Airport (APA)

Coordinates

39.5701, -104.8493

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35

Registration

N7987R

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Hopeful Monster LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Seattle → Engelwood

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA126

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On March 16, 2025, at 1741 mountain daylight time, a Beech V35 airplane, N7987R, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Englewood, Colorado. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot noticed an alternator caution light and corresponding indication on his primary flight display (PFD) while enroute to his destination. He performed electrical load shedding procedures and arrived at his destination with enough remaining battery power to maintain radio communications and extend the landing gear and flaps. The pilot reported that the landing was normal in all respects, to include the gear indicator light, until the right main landing gear collapsed followed by the collapse of the front and then the left main landing gear. The airplane departed the runway and impacted a taxiway sign and taxi light, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. Security camera video was obtained that showed the landing gear were extended before touchdown and the initial landing roll appeared normal before the landing gear collapse. The airplane was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.