Beechcraft V35A N7695N

Summary

On 6 June 1984 at about 15:00 local time, a Beechcraft V35A registered N7695N was involved in an accident near Dove Creek, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 June 1984 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Dove Creek, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

37.7606, -108.8996

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35A

Registration

N7695N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boulder → Page

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN84LA178

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

WHILE EN ROUTE, THE PLT ENCOUNTERED HAZY WX AFTER CROSSING THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. NEAR MONTROSE, CO, HE DEVIATED ABOUT 50 MI NORTH TO AVOID ADVERSE WX. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THRU, SO HE PROCEEDED BACK TO MONTROSE TO SKIRT THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE WX. HE STATED THAT NEAR DOVE CREEK 'A STORM MOVED IN' & THE WX 'STARTED LOOKING BAD.' HE INITIATED A CLIMB FROM 8500 FT MSL TO 12,500 FT MSL & WAS 'TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE AREA' WHEN SEVERE TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED. HE STATED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING THRU 11,500 AT 110 KTS WHEN 'ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE.' ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE TURBULENCE FLIPPED THE ACFT INVERTED & FORCED IT INTO A CLOUD BANK. HE SAID THE ACFT WAS CARRIED DOWN & UP SEVERAL TIMES, LOSING & GAINING ABOUT 2000 FT EACH TIME. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE RECOVERED AT ABOUT 10,550 FT & AFTER APRX ANOTHER 30 SECONDS IN THE TURBULENCE, HE PROCEEDED TO HIS DESTINATION. AFTER LANDING SEVERAL 'RIPPLE' WERE FOUND IN THE WING SKIN. LATER, A MORE THOROUGH EXAM REVEALED EXTENSIVE INTERNAL DAMAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.