Beechcraft A36TC N3738J

Summary

On 12 March 1982 at about 20:00 local time, a Beechcraft A36TC registered N3738J, operated by TED Mollring, was involved in an accident near Boulder, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 March 1982 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Boulder Municipal (1V5)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36TC

Registration

N3738J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

TED Mollring

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jackson → Scottsdale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN82DA042

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING A NORMAL APPROACH, HE ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT IN WINDS GUSTING ABOUT 40 TO 60 KNOTS. HE STARTED TO ABORT THE LANDING BY RAISING THE GEAR AND APPLYING FULL POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TURNED RIGHT TO AVOID A HILL, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR A HOUSE. THEREFORE, HE CHOPPED THE POWER AND LET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN INTO AN OPEN AREA. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE PLANE APPEARED TO ENTER AN AREA OF SINK THAT IS NORMALLY PRESENT ON THE APPROACH END OF THAT RUNWAY IN HIGH WESTERLY WINDS. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT THE RIGHT WING CLIPPED A POWERLINE BEFORE THE PLANE WENT DOWN AT A SHALLOW ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON A GRAVEL ROAD ABOUT 1000 FT FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE ELEVATION WAS ABOUT 5300 FT MSL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.