Beechcraft A35 N8759A

Summary

On 21 November 1995 at about 00:33 local time, a Beechcraft A35 registered N8759A was involved in an accident near Hudson, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 November 1995 at 00:33

Classification

Accident

Location

Hudson, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

40.0704, -104.6400

Aircraft

Beechcraft A35

Registration

N8759A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monterey → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW96FA048

1 person died.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE. A FACTOR WAS IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING.

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

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ON RETURN FROM A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT HIS HOME BASED AIRPORT AT NIGHT. THE AIRPORT DOES NOT HAVE LIGHTS AND LIGHT CONDITIONS WERE A DARK NIGHT WITH NO MOON. ON HIS FIRST ATTEMPT THE PILOT COULD NOT LOCATE THE RUNWAY WHICH WAS MARKED AT THE THRESHOLD WITH REFLECTORS. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE PILOT DESCENDED TO A LOWER ALTITUDE FOR BETTER GROUND REFERENCE AND COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE HALF MILES FROM THE AIRPORT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.