Beech V-35A accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 4, 2001
On February 4, 2001 at about 3:45 am local time, a Beech V-35A, registered N9447S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico (Albuquerque Intl Sunport airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the pilot's inattention during night taxiing, which resulted in his airplane impacting a parked airplane.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 4, 2001 · about 3:45 am local time
- Place
- Albuquerque, New Mexico · Albuquerque Intl Sunport · map
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech V-35A · all V-35As on the register
- Registration
- N9447S · no longer on the register · serial D-8763
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot said that while taxiing at night towards a parking space, a marshaler redirected him to another parking space. While changing from one space to the other, his airplane impacted a parked airplane. The pilot stated that he did not see the parked airplane prior to the impact.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 13,000 hours in all; 4,500 in this make and model; 12 in the last 90 days; 12 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: November 11, 1999
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,009 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 1, 2001; 12 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: DEM Demming NM at 2:30 pm
- Destination: ABQ Albuquerque NM
- Flight plan: not recorded
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Wind: from 010° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 41°F (5°C), dew point 23°F (-5°C)
- Altimeter: 30.25 inHg
- Observation at 3:45 am from ABQ
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N9447S the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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